Photo:  USA Freedom Corps photo by M. T. Harmon.

Fire Corps, a new program to support fire departments by encouraging citizen advocates to serve in non-emergency roles, was launched at an event at the White House on Thursday, December 9, 2004. Desiree T. Sayle, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of USA Freedom Corps was joined at the launch by Matt Mayer, Chief of Staff, Office of State and Local Government Preparedness, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (seated left), and Chief R. David Paulison, United States Fire Administrator, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (seated right). Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff Joseph W. Hagin (not pictured) also participated in the event.

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