7 USC § 2270b
Department of Agriculture Inspector General investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths
through Pub. L. 116-216 (December 11, 2020)
USC

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.


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