New OSHA Emergency Response Standards Could Shutter 80% of Volunteer Fire Departments

<![CDATA[The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is seeking final approval for a massive overhaul of the "Fire Brigade Standard" that's been in place for 50 years. The 608 pages of new rules, quite simply, would mean that about 80% of volunteer fire departments in the United States would be forced to cease operations.]]>