Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025
Take action
Record your position on this measure.
Create an account to record your position, submit testimony, or contact your legislator.
Progress
Where this bill stands in the legislative process.
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
The Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025 aims to improve federal efforts related to wildfires by increasing transparency in firefighting accounts, clarifying definitions of key terms like ‘catastrophic wildfire’ and ‘Federal land,’ and supporting wildfire detection and suppression. The bill also includes provisions for post-fire recovery, such as funding for online assistance guides and establishing a long-term burned area rehabilitation account, and encourages innovation in wildfire management technologies. Finally, it addresses drone incursions on wildfire suppression efforts and provides for reimbursement to state agencies for wildfire suppression services caused by military training.
Key provisions
- Increases transparency in Wildland Fire Management accounts by requiring detailed reporting on obligations and expenditures.
- Defines ‘catastrophic wildfire’ based on acreage burned and suppression costs.
- Provides financial assistance to states for the acquisition of slip-on tanker units.
- Establishes a Long-Term Burned Area Rehabilitation account to support post-fire restoration.
- Creates a prize competition to encourage technological innovation in wildfire-related invasive species management.
- Addresses drone incursions on wildfire suppression through a study and potential regulations.
- Provides for reimbursement to state agencies for wildfire suppression services caused by military training.
- Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study on gaps in training for structural firefighters in high wildfire risk areas.
Bill text
Read the latest version inline or switch to a previous version.
Text extraction is in progress. View the official source.
Sponsors
Official sponsors from legislative records.
1 on record
Primary sponsor
Arguments
Reasons offered for and against this legislation.
Arguments in favor
No arguments in favor have been submitted.
Submit yoursArguments opposed
No arguments opposed have been submitted.
Submit yours