Bill > S902

This bill, known as the Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025, requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to establish standardized response times for wildfire incidents on federal lands. The bill defines "response time" as the period between a wildfire's ignition and its initial evaluation by federal, state, local, or volunteer safety officers. The key provisions mandate that within 90 days of enactment, these Secretaries must create response time standards with a goal of responding to wildland fire incidents within 30 minutes and deploying fire suppression assets within 3 hours. Additionally, the bill requires a comprehensive report to Congress within one year, which must include details such as identifying a single federal contact point for wildland fire response, creating a unified budget for fire activities, describing the current and needed firefighting fleet, proposing improvements to the federal dispatch system, and outlining strategies to streamline contracting mechanisms for firefighting resources. The report must cover multiple federal agencies, including the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with the ultimate aim of improving wildfire response efficiency and preparedness across the United States.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/902/all-info