Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
This bill requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to establish a standard for how quickly wildfires are responded to on Federal land. It directs them to set a goal of a 30-minute initial response and a 3-hour deployment of suppression assets. The legislation also mandates a report to Congress outlining key performance indicators, fleet size, and improvements to the Federal ordering and dispatch system for wildfire response.
Key provisions
- Establishes a standard for wildfire response time on Federal land.
- Sets a goal of a 30-minute initial response to wildfires.
- Requires a 3-hour deployment of fire suppression assets.
- Mandates a report to Congress detailing wildfire response performance indicators.
- Identifies a single point of contact for Federal wildland fire response.
- Requests a unified budget for all wildland fire activities.
- Requires an estimation of the wildfire firefighting fleet size.
- Calls for streamlining Federal contracting mechanisms for wildfire assets.
Who is affected
- Federal Land Managers (Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, etc.)
- Federal Agencies (Department of Agriculture, Department of the Interior)
- Congress
- Wildland Firefighters
- The Public (potentially affected by wildfire risk)
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