7 U.S.C. § 2270b
Department of Agriculture Inspector General investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths
United States · Title 7 — AGRICULTURE · Status: effective
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- 7 U.S.C. § 2270b, Department of Agriculture Inspector General investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/430290
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In the case of each fatality of an officer or employee of the Forest Service that occurs due to wildfire entrapment or burnover, the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall conduct an investigation of the fatality. The investigation shall not rely on, and shall be completely independent of, any investigation of the fatality that is conducted by the Forest Service.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- To provide for an independent investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths that are caused by wildfire entrapment or burnover.House: 377–0Senate: no recorded tally