,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chde  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ae1 #bjbb,mrs4   
,gillibr& 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,s*um]7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,fire ,adm9i/ration to conduct on-site 
inve/igations ( major fires1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,emp[]+ ! ,u4,s4 ,fire     
,adm9i/ration ,act4  #b4 ,fire          
inve/igations ,! ,f$]al ,fire ,prev5tion
 & ,control ,act ( #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#bbja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #ch4 ,inve/igation          
au?orities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( any
 major fire1 ! ,adm9i/rator may s5d     
incid5t inve/igators1 :i* may include   
safety speciali/s1 fire protection      
eng9e]s1 codes & /&>ds exp]ts1 rese>*]s1
 & fire tra9+ speciali/s1 to ! site ( ! 
fire to conduct an inve/igation z       
describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7         

,inve/igation requir$ ,a fire           
inve/igation conduct$ "u ?is section--  
7#a7 %all be conduct$ 9 coord9ation )   
appropriate ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local      
au?orities1 includ+ ,f$]al ag5cies t are
 au?oriz$ to inve/igate a major fire or 
an incid5t ( :i* ! major fire is a "p2 &
  7#b7 %all exam9e ! det]m9$ cause &    
orig9 ( ! fire & assess broad] sy/ematic
 matt]s to include use ( codes & /&>ds1 
demographics1 /ructural *>act]i/ics1    
smoke & fire dynamics 7movem5t7 dur+ !  
ev5t1 & co/s ( associat$ injuries &     
dea?s4  7c7 ,report ,^u conclud+ any    
fire inve/igation "u ?is section1 !     
,adm9i/rator %all issue a public report 
to local1 ,/ate1 & ,f$]al au?orities on 
! f9d+s ( su* inve/igation1 or          
collaborate ) ano!r inve/igat+ ,f$]al   
ag5cy on t ag5cy's report1 includ+      
recomm5dations on-- 7#a7 any o!r build+s
 ) simil> *>act]i/ics t may be> simil>  
fire risks2  7#b7 improv+ tactical      
response to simil> fires2  7#c7 improv+ 
civilian safety practices2  7#d7 assess+

 ! co/s & b5efits to ! community ( add+ 
fire safety features2 &  7#e7 h[ to     
mitigate ! causes ( su* fire4  7d7      
,discretion>y au?ority ,9 addition to   
inve/igations conduct$ pursuant to      
subsection 7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator may s5d  
fire inve/igators to conduct            
inve/igations at ! site ( any fire )    
unusual or rem>kable context t results 9
 losses less sev]e ?an ^? occurr+ z a   
result ( a major fire1 9 coord9ation )  
appropriate ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local      
au?orities1 includ+ ,f$]al ag5cies t are
 au?oriz$ to inve/igate a major fire or 
an incid5t ( :i* ! major fire is a "p4  
7e7 ,major fire def9$ ,= purposes ( ?is 
section1 ! t]m major fire %all h ! mean+
 giv5 su* t]m "u regulations to be issu$
 by ! ,adm9i/rator4  4