USFA Posts Data From the First Phase of the National Fire Department Census
March 6, 2003 | WASHINGTON, D.C.- The United States Fire
Administration (USFA) announces today, release of the data
from the first phase of the National Fire Department Census.
The first phase of the National Fire Department Census was
conducted from October 2001 through the spring of 2002. This
effort resulted in approximately 16,000 fire departments being
registered with the census.
"This critical effort will provide the fire services; allied professions
and the general public with accurate and current information about fire
departments across the nation. As the role of the nation's firefighters
in homeland safety expands, this database will be an important resource,"
said R. David Paulison the USFA Administrator.
The online directory of fire department data includes the department
name, address, web address (if applicable), organization type (i.e., federal,
state, local, etc.) and department type (i.e., career, volunteer, paid
per call). Fire department personnel will be able to update their department's
data online. All changes to the database will be reviewed and verified
by USFA staff.
To access or download the National Fire Department Census data, visit
the USFA Web site at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/applications/fdonline/.
USFA recently completed the second phase of data collection, which launched
in September 2002 and continued through early January 2003. Additional
forms were mailed out to encourage participation with the census. The
data collected during this phase will be posted to the Web site in the
future.
For more information about the USFA's National Fire Department Census,
please contact census@fema.gov. The
USFA is a part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the
new Department of Homeland Security.
