April 30, 2008 -- A bill under consideration by the Senate eliminates House-passed language that would require the FAA to improve its Airport Fire and Rescue Standards. In response, the IAFF has issued a press release charging that the lax safety culture of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) extends beyond aircraft maintenance to the outdated 20-year-old FAA standards for fire and rescue operations that jeopardize lives in the event of an aircraft incident at an airport. “As Congress reviews the FAA’s inadequate response to aircraft maintenance issues, it should also investigate the dangerous FAA fire and rescue standards at the nation’s airports,” says IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger.