• Congress Reauthorizes Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
• Congress Passes Homeland Security Appropriations Bill; Reduces Funding to Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
• House and Senate Pass Legislation to Implement Recommendations of 9/11 Commission

The 9/11 Commission Report

• On Thursday, July 22, 2004, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States released its report on the investigation into the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. To read the full report click here. For the exective summary click here.

CFSI Legislative Update: July 16, 2004

• Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
• Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on American Home Fire Safety Act
• CFSI National Advisory Committee Chair Steve Edwards Receives Everett Hudiburg Award

CFSI Legislative Update: June 23, 2004

• House Passes Homeland Security Appropriations
• House Committees Approve First Responder Legislation

CFSI Legislative Update: May 17, 2004

• CFSI Hosts 16th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner
• CFSI National Advisory Committee Meets; Steve Edwards Elected Chair, Rick Patrick Vice-Chair
• Assistance to Firefighters Reauthorization Act Introduced in Senate

Remarks by the Vice President to the 16th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner

• Read the full transcript of Vice President Richard B. Cheney's remarks to the 16th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner held May 5, 2004 at the Hilton Washington in Washington, D.C.

NFPA testifies in support of NIST Building and Fire Research Lab

• On April 28, John Biechman, NFPA´s Vice President of Government Affairs, testified before the House Science Committee's Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards in support of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) at NIST. Read his complete testimony (PDF*, 41 KB).

CFSI Legislative Update: April 27, 2004

• National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner to be held May 5, 2004
• The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and USFA Release Firefighter Life Safety Summit Initial Report

CFSI Legislative Update: April 2, 2004

• Assistance to Firefighters Grant Reauthorization Act of 2004 Introduced in House
• Congressmen Markey and King Introduce Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 2004
• National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner to be held May 5, 2004

CFSI Legislative Update: March 15, 2004

• Senate Passes Budget Resolution; Increases funding for First Responders
• Congressman Bob Etheridge Named 2004 CFSI Legislator of the Year
• National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner to be held May 5, 2004

CFSI Legislative Update: February 27, 2004

• Department of Homeland Security Announces Standards for First Responder Equipment
• Assistance to Firefighters Grant Application Period Begins March 1, 2004
• National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner to be held May 5, 2004

CFSI Legislative Update: February 4, 2004

• OMB Releases Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Proposal; $500 Million Proposed for Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
• Office for Domestic Preparedness and United States Fire Administration Announce Workshop Schedule for The FY 2004 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
• Fire and Emergency Services Preparedness Guide for the Homeland Security Advisory System is now available from FEMA and USFA
• National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner to be held May 5, 2004

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