Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025

This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to set a standard, within 90 days, for how quickly wildfires on the federal land they manage are evaluated for suppression after they ignite. Where practicable, the standard would aim for a response time of no more than 30 minutes, with firefighting assets deployed within 3 hours. Within one year, the agencies would have to send Congress a joint report covering a single point of contact for federal wildfire response, a unified wildfire budget request, performance indicators for each land agency, and the current and needed size of the firefighting aircraft and ground fleet. The report would also describe changes to dispatch and contracting systems and the resources needed to keep contracted firefighting assets available year-round and nationwide.

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Sponsors

• Tim Sheehy Republican sponsor
• 2 cosponsors