Blue Ribbon Report
U.S. Fire Administration Review Completed; 34 Recommendations Included
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A Blue Ribbon Panel's review of the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) - initiated by FEMA Director James Lee Witt in the Spring of 1998 - has been posted in full on the FEMA and USFA Web sites. The report includes a review of the structure, mission and funding of the USFA, future policies, programmatic needs, course development and delivery, and the role of the USFA to reflect changes in the fire service. The report's 34 recommendations range from developing a more accurate mission statement for the National Fire Academy to increasing funding for research and development initiatives.
The panel included 13 members of the U.S. fire community and was chaired by Stephen P. Austin, representing the International Association of Arson Investigators. The co-chairman was Steven T. Edwards, Director of the Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute.
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