- Author
- U.S. Fire Administration | Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Title
- Report on Tire Fires. As Requested by the Fire Administration Authorization Act of 1997 (PL 105-109).
- Coporate
- U.S. Fire Administration, Washington, DC Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
- Report
- PL 105-109, August 1998, 35 p.
- Keywords
- fire fighters | fire risk | combustion products | training | cleaning | hazardous materials | fire duration | fire suppression | polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons | protective clothing | helath hazards | extinguishers
- Identifiers
- Incident Command System (ICS)
- Abstract
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) United States Fire Administration (USFA) submits this report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in response to a requirement in the Fire Administration Authorization Act of 1997, P.L. 105-109: Sec. 8. Report to Congress (a) In General. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration (referred to in this section as the "Administrator") shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives a report that meets the requirements of this section. b) Contents of Report. The report under this section shall--(1) examine the risks to firefighters in suppressing fires caused by burning tires; (2) address any risks that are uniquely attributable to fires described in paragraph [1], including any risks relating to - (A) exposure to toxic substances (as that term is defined by the Administrator); (B) personal protection; (C) the duration of those fires; and (ID) site hazards associated with those fires; (3) identify any special training that may be necessary for firefighters to suppress those fires, and (4) assess how the training referred to in paragraph [3] may be provided by the United States Fire Administration.