Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025
Official title: To increase the preparation of structural firefighters to assist in wildfire and wildland-urban interface fire response efforts and the coordination of firefig… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To increase the preparation of structural firefighters to assist in wildfire and wildland-urban interface fire response efforts and the coordination of firefighting teams across all levels of government, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025
This bill establishes grants, training, and interagency coordination for responding to wildfires and fires in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) (i.e., where undeveloped land or vegetation meets human infrastructure). It also requires measures for protecting the health of firefighters and emergency responders.
The bill establishes an Under Secretary of Agriculture for Fire Coordination to manage coordination of government preparation and response to wildfires and WUI fires. Such office may award grants to fire departments and emergency medical services organizations for training firefighting personnel or obtaining personal protective equipment for responding to such fires.
Also, the Forest Service must establish a national plan with guidelines for training structural (i.e., urban) firefighters to respond to wildfires and WUI fires. The Forest Service may provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations to carry out training programs pursuant to the plan.
Upon request from agencies, the Department of Defense (DOD) may allow its firefighters to conduct operations or assist in responding to wildfires and WUI fires. Agencies must reimburse DOD for such services.
Additionally, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health must perform research and development and report to Congress on protecting the respiratory health of firefighters and identifying certain hazardous substances in areas affected by wildfires and WUI fires. Also, task forces within the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must train each member in peer mental health support and include members who are mental health practitioners.
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- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
- Treasury, Dept of
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4852: Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4852/
"H.R. 4852: Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4852/.
H.R. 4852, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4852/.
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