HR-4671 : Still Just a Bill

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The "Ensuring Casualty Assistance for our Firefighters Act" (H.R. 4671) directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a Wildland Fire Management Casualty Assistance Program. The purpose of this program is to provide support to the families of firefighters and wildland fire support personnel who are killed, critically injured, or suffer illness in the line of duty.

• Key Provisions:
• The program must be developed within 6 months of the Act's enactment.
• It addresses initial notifications to families, reimbursement for travel expenses to visit injured or deceased personnel, and the qualifications and training of casualty assistance officers.
• The program establishes centralized case management procedures, provides a website with information on available benefits, and mechanisms for registering complaints.
• It ensures liaison with other federal departments to resolve benefits-related issues and collects data on casualty assistance quality.
• The program does not affect existing Line of Duty Death benefits.
• Defines the order of precedence for "next-of-kin."

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