EDWARD HERZIG

Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act (S. 825), provisions to provide behavioral health resources to first responders at the U.S. Department of Justice. Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act (H.R. 1269/S. 237), provisions to grant eligibility for the Public Safety Officers Benefits program to the families of public safety officers that die or are disabled from cancer due to job-related exposures.

First Responders Retirement Parity Act (H.R. 2382), provisions relating to firefighters' participation in state pension plans. Issues relating to the tax treatment of the use of unmarked fire and EMS vehicles. High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act (H.R. 173/S. 504), provisions to provide tax incentives to promote the retrofit installation of automatic fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings.

Issues relating to OSHA's draft Emergency Response standard. Issues relating to the classification of the EMS workforce.

Issues relating to billing for ground ambulance transport. Issues relating to reimbursement of fire and EMS departments for mobile integrated health programs; treatment of patients in place; and transportation of patients to alternate destinations of care. Issues relating to fire safety in home oxygen systems and reimbursement for the installation of thermal fuses. Legislation to extend the add-on payments for ambulance transport of patients. Comprehensive Alternative Response for Emergencies Act (H.R. 2538), provisions to relating to reimbursement of fire and EMS departments for treating Medicare patients in place. Legislation to extend the add-on payments for ambulance transport of Medicare patients.

Issues relating to the removal of the statutory sunset date for the federal First Responder Network Authority. AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act (H.R. 979/S. 315), provisions to retain AM radios in vehicles for emergency alerts. Issues relating to SAFECOM. Issues relating to cybersecurity in fire and EMS departments. Making National Parks Safer Act (S. 290), provisions to upgrade emergency communications centers in the National Park System to Next Generation (NG) 9-1-1. Issues relating to the nationwide transition to NG 9-1-1.

P.L. 119-4, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, provisions funding programs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's National Firefighter Registry for Cancer. - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program. - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory. - World Trade Center Health Program. Issues relating to the supply chain and delivery and cost of fire apparatus and equipment. Issues relating to the Ground Emergency Medical Transport program. Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act (S. 825), provisions to provide behavioral health resources to first responders at the U.S. Department of Justice. Issues relating to fire safety in home oxygen systems and reimbursement for the installation of thermal fuses. Legislation to extend the add-on payments for ambulance transport of Medicare patients. Issues relating to the staffing reductions at the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer, Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program and National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS