4th Quarter - Report

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS for INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS

Period 4th Quarter 2010 Filed Jan 19, 2011 Signed by Kenneth LaSala, Jr., Director of Government Relations and Policy

Official filing
Firm
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS
Client
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS
Income
—
Expenses
$10,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KENNETH PAUL LASALA Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Forest Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

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

Homeland Security HOM

State and local fusion centers and information sharing activities; national preparedness system; H.R. 5498, WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010, provisions relating to first responder preparedness and medical countermeasures.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KENNETH PAUL LASALA Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. 3607, the Fiscal Year 2011 U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill, provisions funding the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, other DHS grant programs and the U.S. Fire Administration.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANTHONY BAKER New Sr. Legislative Assistant, Rep. Betty Sutton
KENNETH PAUL LASALA Professional Staff, CS&T Committee

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 3607 (111th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Needs of the fire service in responding to incidents in the wildland urban interface and the wildland fire cohesive strategy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANTHONY BAKER New Sr. Legislative Assistant, Rep. Betty Sutton's Office
KENNETH PAUL LASALA Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Forest Service; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Health Issues HCR

Issues relating to emergency medical services; Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for emergency services; and preventive care for firefighters. H.R. 6528, the Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act, provisons relating to the improvement of emergency medical services.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANTHONY BAKER New Sr. Legislative Assistant, Rep. Betty Sutton's Office
KENNETH PAUL LASALA Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Forest Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 6528 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 3243/S. 3365, provisions relating to federal firefighters' ability to trade time between shifts.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KENNETH PAUL LASALA Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 3243 (111th), S. 3365 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1194/ S. 2947, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions relating to the reduced depreciation for fire sprinkler installations. H.R. 5537, the Volunteer Firefighter Fairness Act, provisions relating to the issuance of 1099 forms to volunteer firefighters. H.R. 3666/ S. 3136, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act and the Middle Class Tax Cut Act, provisions relating to state and local incentives for volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANTHONY BAKER New Sr. Legislative Assistant, Rep. Betty Sutton's Office
KENNETH PAUL LASALA Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Forest Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

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

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

H.R. 5081, the Broadband for First Responders Act/S. 3756, the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act/S. 3625, the First Responders Protection Act of 2010, provisions relating to the deployment of a nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network. Public safety communications operability and interoperability. Issues relating to the Public Safety Spectrum Trust.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALAN CALDWELL —
KENNETH PAUL LASALA Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Forest Service; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 5081 (111th), S. 3625 (111th), S. 3756 (111th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.