Post by Admin on Mar 19, 2013 10:38:47 GMT -5
Here is something that I would think every fire police and fire police officers family would support and yet last year it did not have the momentum to make it.
This is not right.
If a Police officer, EMS, and Fire Police where standing in the street...
The federal government would compensated the family's of the Police Officer and EMS but not the Fire Police officer when they are hit. All Doing there duty for the public.
Although not all states have fire police, I would think that all states could understand the importance of this bill.
Please talk to your state Representative and congressmen, email them so they get this back on there radar.
This is not right.
If a Police officer, EMS, and Fire Police where standing in the street...
The federal government would compensated the family's of the Police Officer and EMS but not the Fire Police officer when they are hit. All Doing there duty for the public.
Although not all states have fire police, I would think that all states could understand the importance of this bill.
Please talk to your state Representative and congressmen, email them so they get this back on there radar.
HR 1348 IHBILLS-112hr1348ih.pdf (124.24 KB)
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1348
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 4, 2011
Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. SUTTON, and Mr. GERLACH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Fire Police Fairness Act’.
SEC. 2. EXTENDING PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER DEATH BENEFITS TO FIRE POLICE.
Section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively;
(2) in paragraph (10)(A) (as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this section), by inserting ‘as a fire police officer,’ after ‘firefighter,’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
‘(5) ‘fire police officer’ includes an individual who--
‘(A) is serving in accordance with State or local law as an officially recognized or designated member of a legally organized public safety agency but is not a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, a chaplain, or a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew described in paragraph (10)(A); and
‘(B) provides scene security or directs traffic--
‘(i) in response to any fire drill, fire call, or other fire, rescue, or police emergency; or
‘(ii) at a planned special event;’.
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1348
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 4, 2011
Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. SUTTON, and Mr. GERLACH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Fire Police Fairness Act’.
SEC. 2. EXTENDING PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER DEATH BENEFITS TO FIRE POLICE.
Section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively;
(2) in paragraph (10)(A) (as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this section), by inserting ‘as a fire police officer,’ after ‘firefighter,’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
‘(5) ‘fire police officer’ includes an individual who--
‘(A) is serving in accordance with State or local law as an officially recognized or designated member of a legally organized public safety agency but is not a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, a chaplain, or a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew described in paragraph (10)(A); and
‘(B) provides scene security or directs traffic--
‘(i) in response to any fire drill, fire call, or other fire, rescue, or police emergency; or
‘(ii) at a planned special event;’.
