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Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Needs of the fire service in responding to incidents in the wildland urban interface

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Justice Assistance; President of the U.S.; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Health Issues HCR

Emergency medical services; Medicare reimbursement for emergency services; preventive care for firefighters.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.

Environment/Superfund ENV

Emissions controls for fire apparatus and ambulances

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Forest Service; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); President of the U.S.; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Government Issues GOV

U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Officers' Benefits program

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Justice Assistance; President of the U.S.

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 1025, the Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act, provisions relating to employment protection for volunteer responders on mutual aid missions

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); President of the U.S.; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Forest Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 1025 (111th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Public safety communications operability and interoperability; the Public Safety Spectrum Trust; and the development of a nationwide public safety broadband network. H.R. 5081, the Broadband for First Responders Act of 2010, provisions relating to the deployment of a nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); President of the U.S.; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5081 (111th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 1586, H.R. 915, and S. 1451, the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, provisions relating to Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting standards and medevac emergency services.

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Justice Assistance; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Bills named: S. 1451 (111th), H.R. 1586 (111th), H.R. 915 (111th)

Homeland Security HOM

State and local fusion centers and information sharing activities; national preparedness system; distribution of DHS grants to volunteer fire departments; nomination for U.S. Fire Administrator. H.R. 5498, WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010, provisions relating to first responder preparedness.

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 5498 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1194/S. 2947, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act and H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act, provisions relating to the reduced depreciaton for fire sprinkler installation; H.R. 3666/ S. 3136, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act, provisions relating to state and local incentives for volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel; H.R. 5537, the Volunteer Firefighter Fairness Act, provisions relating to the issuance of 1099 forms to volunteer firefighters.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Bureau of Justice Assistance; SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; President of the U.S.; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 3136 (111th), H.R. 5297 (111th), H.R. 3666 (111th), H.R. 1194 (111th), H.R. 5537 (111th), S. 2947 (111th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

H.R. 3791 and S.3267, the Fire Grants Reauthorization Act, provisions relating to the reauthorization of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program; reimbursement of local fire and emergency services for disaster response. H.R. 2555, the Homeowners' Defense Act, provisions relating to mitigation grants.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Justice Assistance; U.S. Forest Service; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: S. 3267 (111th), H.R. 3791 (111th), H.R. 2555 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2011 Appropriations for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program; Urban Search and Rescue system; U.S. Fire Administration; U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant programs; the DHS Office of Emergency Communications; the National Institute of Standards and Technology; the Rural and Volunteer Fire Assistance programs; the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) and U.S. Department of Interior's (DOI) wildland fire suppression programs and funds.

Contacted: Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI)