Firefighters Union Urges Bush to Change Policies on Protective Measures

By: Cal-OSHA Reporter - The leading occupational safety and health publication in California.

LOS ANGELES -- In a letter to President Bush, the president of the Internationl Association of Fire Fighters has urged the administration to provide more funding to support the needs of emergency responders and to create a task force that would develop a comprehensive national plan for emergency personnel.Harold Schaitberger said that the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the infusion of more resources for the first responder community constitute "first steps" in supporting firefight

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