15 U.S.C. § 278f: Fire Research Center

the physics and chemistry of combustion processes; the dynamics of flame ignition, flame spread, and flame extinguishment; the composition of combustion products developed by various sources and under various environmental conditions; the early stages of fires in buildings and other structures, structural subsystems and structural components in all other types of fires, including, but not limited to, forest fires, brush fires, fires underground, oil blowout fires, and waterborne fires, with the aim of improving early detection capability; the behavior of fires involving all types of buildings and other structures and their contents (including mobile homes and highrise buildings, construction materials, floor and wall coverings, coatings, furnishings, and other combustible materials), and all other types of fires, including forest fires, brush fires, fires underground, oil blowout fires, and waterborne fires; the unique fire hazards arising from the transportation and use, in industrial and professional practices, of combustible gases, fluids, and materials; design concepts for providing increased fire safety consistent with habitability, comfort, and human impact in buildings and other structures; such other aspects of the fire process as may be deemed useful in pursuing the objectives of the fire research program; and methods, procedures, and equipment for arson prevention, detection, and investigation; the biological and physiological effects of toxic substances encountered in fires; the trauma, cardiac conditions, and other hazards resulting from exposure to fire; the development of simple and reliable tests for determining the cause of death from fires; improved methods of providing first aid to victims of fires; psychological and motivational characteristics of persons who engage in arson, and the prediction and cure of such behavior; the conditions of stress encountered by firefighters, the effects of such stress, and the alleviation and reduction of such conditions; and such other biological, psychological, and physiological effects of fire as have significance for purposes of control or prevention of fires; and operation tests, demonstration projects, and fire investigations in support of the activities set forth in this section. $525,000 for programs which are recommended in the report submitted to the Congress by the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration pursuant to section 2220(b)(1) 1 of this title; and 1 See References in Text note below. $119,000 for adjustments required by law in salaries, pay, retirement, and employee benefits.