Federal funding cuts lead FEMA to cancel classes at National Fire Academy
The country’s outstanding federal fire protection college canceled the course and took effect immediately on Saturday’s continued Funds are frozen and Staff cuts President Donald Trump’s administration.
Federal Emergency Management Agency The National Fire Academy course was cancelled under “evaluation of agency plans and ensuring expenditures that are aligned with administrative priorities.” “The lecturer was told to cancel all future trips until further notice.
Firefighters, EMS providers and other first responders from all over the country head to the NFA’s Maryland campus to attend a federally funded agency free training program.
“The NFA is a powerful country in the fire department,” said Maryland Fire Department Director and West Virginia Emergency Services Director Marc Bashoor. “It’s not a ‘very happy’. If we want to continue to have one of the world’s major fire services, we have to bring people from all over the country to learn from each other, and that’s a way we have to have the National Fire Academy.”
The academy also houses the National Depraved Firefighters Memorial, which opened in 1973 to fight a growing number of deadly fires. At that time, the National Fire Prevention and Control Commission envisioned it as “the westerns of the fire department”, According to the report From the organization.
Bashoor said the NFA will welcome a new team of fire safety personnel for training next Monday.
“People made airplane and travel bookings. Suddenly, they received an email, ‘Sorry, it was cancelled.'” It was really frustrating. ”
For firefighters, including those On the front line The deadly fire This year raging CaliforniaBashoor said having an essential training institution “closed under the presumption that there is waste, fraud and abuse”. He said losing NFA training could lead to coordinated responses to prevent additional deaths and destruction in California more difficult.
FEMA and the National Fire Protection Academy did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Trump said he was considering a disaster area in California in January “get rid of” Overall, preview the nationwide revolution in the central organization of disaster.
US Department of Forest Services shooting The deadly California fire also sparked outcry from fired workers and officials, who said it means fewer people and fewer resources will be reduced. Help prevent and fight wildfires.
