§ 2202. Declaration of purpose

It is declared to be the purpose of Congress in this chapter to—

• (1) reduce the Nation’s losses caused by fire through better fire prevention and control;
• (2) supplement existing programs of research, training, and education, and to encourage new and improved programs and activities by State and local governments;
• (3) establish the United States Fire Administration and the Fire Research Center within the Department of Commerce; and
• (4) establish an intensified program of research into the treatment of burn and smoke injuries and the rehabilitation of victims of fires within the National Institutes of Health.