National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control
The U.S. National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control was a Presidential Commission appointed by President Richard Nixon in June 1971. It submitted its final report, America Burning, in May 1973.
Background[]
The Fire Research and Safety Act of 1968 provided a mandate for a Presidential Commission to be established for research into the hazards of death, injury, and property damage caused by fire. Public Law 90-259 authorized a twenty-member commission to conduct a two-year study aiming to determine effective measures for reducing the destructive effects of fire.
Activities[]
During 1972, the Presidential Task Force conducted regional hearings across the United States surveying communities with regards to flammable incidences.[1] The Presidential Commission concluded their study on May 4, 1973, submitting a report to President Nixon entitled America Burning: The Report of The National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control.[2] On July 12, 1973, President Nixon released a presidential statement commending the National Commission on their analysis and findings related to fire safety and the fire loss dilemma in the United States.[3]
Commissioners[]
Nixon appointed commissioners for the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control in June 1971.
NCFPC Commissioner | Occupation | Affiliation |
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Richard E. Bland |
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Pennsylvania State University |
W. Howard McClennan |
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International Association of Fire Fighters |
Howard D. Tipton | Executive Director | National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control |
Ernst R.G. Eckert, Ph.D. | Professor of Mechanical Engineering | University of Minnesota |
Peter S. Hackes | Media Correspondent | National Broadcasting Company |
John L. Jablonsky | Vice President | American Insurance Association |
Ann Wight Phillips, M.D. | Burn Specialist | |
Dorothy Duke | Consultant | National Council of Negro Women |
Albert Hole | Fire Marshal | State of California |
Baron Whitaker | President | Underwriter Laboratories |
Percy Bugbee | Honorary Chairman | National Fire Protection Association |
Roger Freeman Jr. | President | Allendale Mutual Insurance Co. |
Tommy Arevalo | Lieutenant | El Paso, Texas Fire Department |
Keith E. Klinger | Chief Emeritus | Los Angeles County Fire Department |
Robert A. Hechtman, Ph.D. | President | R.A. Hechtman & Associates |
Louis J. Amabili | Director | Delaware State Fire School |
William J. Young | Fire Chief | Newington, New Hampshire Fire Department |
John F. Hurley | Fire Commissioner | City of Rochester, New York |
John A. Proven | Director | Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association |
Frederick B. Dent | Presidential Cabinet Member | Secretary of Commerce |
James T. Lynn | Presidential Cabinet Member | Secretary of Housing |
References[]
- ^ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Richard Nixon: "Statement on Receiving the First Report of the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control.," March 31, 1972". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
- ^ "America Burning : The Report of The National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control" (PDF). U.S. Fire Administration. Federal Emergency Management Agency. May 4, 1973. p. 192. OCLC 23601256.
- ^ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Richard Nixon: "Statement About the Final Report of the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control," July 12, 1973". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
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