S.153 - Healthy Firefighters Act

A bill to provide for the monitoring of the long-term medical health of firefighters who responded to emergencies in certain disaster areas and for the treatment of such firefighters. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to provide for the monitoring of the long-term medical health of firefighters who responded to emergencies in certain disaster areas and for the treatment of such firefighters. as introduced.
  • Short: Healthy Firefighters Act as introduced.

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Official Summary

1/4/2007--Introduced.Healthy Firefighters Act - Directs the United States Fire Administration to: (1) contract with a locally based medical research university to conduct long-term medical health monitoring of firefighters who responded to emergencies in a federally declared disaster area;

Official Summary

1/4/2007--Introduced.
Healthy Firefighters Act - Directs the United States Fire Administration to:
(1) contract with a locally based medical research university to conduct long-term medical health monitoring of firefighters who responded to emergencies in a federally declared disaster area; and
(2) provide for the treatment of such firefighters who suffer health-related conditions as a result of responding to such emergencies. Requires such monitoring to include:
(1) monitoring of pulmonary illness, neurological damage, and cardiovascular damage; and
(2) exposure documentation.


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