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Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-902| Senate 
| Updated: 12/2/2025
Tim Sheehy

Tim Sheehy

Republican Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (1)
Andy Kim (Democratic)

Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation, titled the Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025 , requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a standard for the response time to wildland fire incidents on federal lands. The bill defines "response time" as the period between ignition and evaluation for suppression by public safety personnel or volunteers. To the extent practicable, this standard aims for an initial evaluation within 30 minutes and the deployment of fire suppression assets within 3 hours . Within one year of enactment, the Secretaries must jointly submit a report to Congress outlining several key areas. This report will include identifying a single point of contact for federal wildland fire response, a unified budget request for all wildland fire activities, and descriptions of key performance indicators for various federal agencies. Furthermore, it requires an assessment of the current firefighting fleet, an estimation of the fleet size needed to meet the 30-minute response goal, and proposed changes to dispatch systems and contracting mechanisms to enhance efficiency and ensure year-round availability of firefighting assets.
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Timeline
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec 2, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Jan 14, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-4038
Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • March 6, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 6, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • December 2, 2025
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.


  • January 14, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-4038
    Subcommittee Hearings Held

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 119-4038: Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025
Congressional oversightEmergency communications systemsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, trees

Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-902| Senate 
| Updated: 12/2/2025
This legislation, titled the Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025 , requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a standard for the response time to wildland fire incidents on federal lands. The bill defines "response time" as the period between ignition and evaluation for suppression by public safety personnel or volunteers. To the extent practicable, this standard aims for an initial evaluation within 30 minutes and the deployment of fire suppression assets within 3 hours . Within one year of enactment, the Secretaries must jointly submit a report to Congress outlining several key areas. This report will include identifying a single point of contact for federal wildland fire response, a unified budget request for all wildland fire activities, and descriptions of key performance indicators for various federal agencies. Furthermore, it requires an assessment of the current firefighting fleet, an estimation of the fleet size needed to meet the 30-minute response goal, and proposed changes to dispatch systems and contracting mechanisms to enhance efficiency and ensure year-round availability of firefighting assets.
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Timeline
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec 2, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Jan 14, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-4038
Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • March 6, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 6, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • December 2, 2025
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.


  • January 14, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-4038
    Subcommittee Hearings Held
Tim Sheehy

Tim Sheehy

Republican Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (1)
Andy Kim (Democratic)

Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 119-4038: Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightEmergency communications systemsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, trees