[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR2.32]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 2_ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY--Table of 
 
     Subpart A_Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
 
Sec.  2.32  United States Fire Administration.

    (a) Mission. The United States Fire Administration works to reduce 
deaths, injuries, and property loss caused by fires in the United 
States.
    (b) Functions. The principal functions of the United States Fire 
Administration are:
    (1) Education of the public about fire problems and high fire risk 
behaviors;
    (2) Providing training and technical assistance to fire and 
emergency services providers in incident response, mitigation and 
management;
    (3) Collection and analysis of fire incident information;
    (4) Investigation of technologies, equipment, and strategies for 
fire and emergency services providers;
    (5) Coordination with State and local fire and emergency agencies 
concerning arson investigation and mitigation, use of building and fire 
codes, fire protection and multi-agency cooperation; and
    (6) Management and operation of the National Emergency Training 
Center, Emmitsburg, Maryland.
    (c) Delegated authorities. The United States Fire Administrator is 
authorized to exercise the duties and powers of the Director as set 
forth in section 1-103 of E.O. 12127.

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