Title 15Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§2234 Encouraging adoption of standards for firefighter health and safety

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 49— - FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › § 2234

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administrator must promote national voluntary standards for firefighter health and safety (operations, training, staffing, fitness) by educating fire services, urging all levels of government to adopt them, and recommending other federal actions.

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Title 15, §2234

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The Administrator shall promote adoption by fire services of national voluntary consensus standards for firefighter health and safety, including such standards for firefighter operations, training, staffing, and fitness, by—
(1)educating fire services about such standards;
(2)encouraging the adoption at all levels of government of such standards; and
(3)making recommendations on other ways in which the Federal Government can promote the adoption of such standards by fire services.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 2234

Title 15Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73