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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2209. Master plans
(a) Encouragement by Administrator
The establishment of master plans for fire prevention and control
are the responsibility of the States and the political subdivisions
thereof. The Administrator is authorized to encourage and assist
such States and political subdivisions in such planning activities,
consistent with his powers and duties under this chapter.
(b) Mutual aid systems
(1) In general
The Administrator shall provide technical assistance and
training to State and local fire service officials to establish
nationwide and State mutual aid systems for dealing with national
emergencies that -
(A) include threat assessment and equipment deployment
strategies;
(B) include means of collecting asset and resource
information to provide accurate and timely data for regional
deployment; and
(C) are consistent with the Federal Response Plan.
(2) Model mutual aid plans
The Administrator shall develop and make available to State and
local fire service officials model mutual aid plans for both
intrastate and interstate assistance.
(c) "Master plan" defined
For the purposes of this section, a "master plan" is one which
will result in the planning and implementation in the area involved
of a general program of action for fire prevention and control.
Such master plan is reasonably expected to include (1) a survey of
the resources and personnel of existing fire services and an
analysis of the effectiveness of the fire and building codes in
such area; (2) an analysis of short and long term fire prevention
and control needs in such area; (3) a plan to meet the fire
prevention and control needs in such area; and (4) an estimate of
cost and realistic plans for financing the implementation of the
plan and operation on a continuing basis and a summary of problems
that are anticipated in implementing such master plan.
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