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Illinois Fire Service Institute research director to testify in Congress

Gavin Horn, the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute’s director of research,  will testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Subcommittee on Research and Technology. The hearing, scheduled for July 12, is titled “U.S. Fire Administration and Fire Grant Programs Reauthorization: Examining Effectiveness and Priorities.” The hearing will review the effectiveness and priorities of the United States Fire Administration and the Assistance to Firefighters and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters grant programs. 

Ranking committee member Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., requested Horn as a witness. Horn will share his insights regarding setting research agendas and identifying research priorities that broadly cover the fire protection and fire safety for fire departments, communities and the nation. 

The Illinois Fire Service Institute is the statutory state fire academy for Illinois. It serves as the oldest continuous fire training institution in the United States. Since 1925, first responders from across the state and world have relied on IFSI to deliver hands-on, innovative and top-quality training, education and research. 

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