Political Quotes

“House Resolution 413 contains an amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1727 which amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to establish a program of demonstration grants to strengthen State arson investigator training courses, and to provide new resources in the fight against this very serious criminal justice, and fire protection problem. The bill also authorizes the development of an advanced course on arson prevention and investigation at the National Fire Academy; the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; and the FBI Training Academy. Arson remains a deadly crime. It is a leading cause of fire-related deaths, accounting for approximately 700 deaths annually in the United States. Each year, there are more than 500,000 incendiary or suspicious fires, causing estimated property losses in the range of $2 billion. Despite the devastating human and economic costs of arson, it remains one of the most difficult crimes to solve or prosecute successfully. The National Fire Protection Association estimates that only about 2 percent of arson fires lead to convictions.”