

<num> Number: 267 
<title> Topic: Firefighter Training 

<desc> Description: 
Should U.S. firefighters incorporate training in procedures 
and equipment utilized by foreign firefighters to improve 
capability of coping with ever-changing firefighting 
conditions? 

<narr> Narrative: 
Many firefighting associations have expressed the need for 
U.S. personnel to share their training and technical abilities 
with similar foreign personnel and organizations in order to 
amalgamate foreign skills and experiences into U.S. procedures.  
Is this possible under austere governmental funding where 
substantial money would be required?  This exchange of 
information would significantly benefit U.S. firefighting 
personnel who are under pressure to cope with new and changing 
problems in the urban areas.