Fire safety education legislation introduced

Fire safety education legislation introduced

Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD), a member and former chair of the Congressional Fire Service Caucus in the House of Representatives, has introduced the Fire Safety Act, aimed at educating the American public and high-risk groups about fire safety.

The Act would create a grant program for state and local fire prevention efforts and would seek to improve our nation`s collection and analysis of fire data. The program would be administered by the U.S. Fire Administration.

For more information, contact Jesse Jacobs at (202) 225-4131. n

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Conyers Georgia chemical plant fire

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