Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia

Wildfires: Assessing First Responder Training and Capabilities

Date: June 5, 2014
Time: 2:30pm
Location: SD-342, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Agenda:

Given the increasing prevalence of wildfires, primarily in the Southwest and West, it is important that Congress takes a comprehensive look at the training and resources currently provided to firefighters and first responders in at-risk communities. The focus of the hearing was to bring together leaders from state, local, and federal levels to assess present capabilities and discuss ways to ensure robust and adaptable fire prevention and response throughout the country.

Witnesses

William

Dougan

National President

National Federation of Federal Employees

Kevin

O'Connor

Assistant to the General President for Public Policy

International Association of Firefighters