United States Fire Administration
Department of Homeland Security | |
Parent agency | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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Website | www |
The United States Fire Administration (USFA) is a division of the
History
On November 1, 1974, President
On April 11, 1975, President Ford announced his nomination of Ohio State Fire Marshal David A. Lucht to the new position of Deputy Administrator of the NFPCA.[7] On July 24, 1975, President Gerald Ford nominated Howard D. Tipton, who had served as executive director of the NFPCA, to head the new agency as Administrator.[8]
The head of USFA between 2017 and 2021 was G. Keith Bryant.[9] From January 20, 2021, Deputy Fire Administrator Tonya Hoover became the Acting Fire Administrator.[10] The current Fire Administrator, Lori Moore-Merrell, was sworn in on October 26, 2021.[11]
Programs
Under its mandate as set forth in the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, USFA manages many of the federal programs related to
Organization
(correct as at December 7, 2021) [12]
- United States Secretary of Homeland Security
- Deanne Criswell, Administrator – Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Lori Moore-Merrell U.S. Fire Administrator
- Tonya Hoover, Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator
- Eriks Gabliks, Superintendent, National Fire Academy Division
- Richard Patrick, Director, National Fire Programs Division
- Al Fluman, Director, NETC Management, Operations and Support Services Division
- Tonya Hoover, Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator
- Lori Moore-Merrell U.S. Fire Administrator
- Deanne Criswell, Administrator – Federal Emergency Management Agency
See also
- National Fire Incident Reporting System
- National Interagency Fire Center
- Incident command system
- Resource Ordering Status System
References
- ^ www.usfa.dhs.gov Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2010-06-21. "United States Fire Administration 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg, MD 21727"
- ^ Kruger, Lennard G. (August 2, 2018). United States Fire Administration: An Overview. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "About the U.S. Fire Administration". U.S. Fire Administration. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Ford, Gerald. "Public Law 93-498, Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974" (PDF). National Institutes of Health. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ADMINISTRATION". Omeka.net. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ United States (1973). America Burning. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Warren, Gerald. "White House Press Release April 11, 1975" (PDF). Gerald Ford Library Museum. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Warren, Gerald. "White House Press Release July 25, 1975" (PDF). Gerald Ford Museum Library. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Collins, Emily. "OKC Fire Chief Keith Bryant sworn in as U.S. Fire Administrator". KOKH. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ "Tonya Hoover, U.S. Fire Administrator (Acting)". U.S. Fire Administration. 2021-01-20. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Dr. Lori L. Moore-Merrell Sworn in as New U.S. Fire Administrator". FEMA.gov. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "U.S. Fire Administration staff directory". U.S. Fire Administration. 2021-06-22. Retrieved 28 June 2021.