Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025
The Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025 establishes a national training plan for structural firefighters to respond to wildfires and wildland-urban interface fires, with $5 million annually for training grants. It creates an Under Secretary of Agriculture for Fire Coordination to improve federal-state-local coordination in wildfire response and authorizes $20 million annually for research on firefighter health, including PFAS exposure in firefighting equipment. The bill also provides $100 million for supplemental grants to fire departments and EMS organizations for wildfire response equipment and training, and sets criteria for mental health support for first responders. It requires reports to Congress on training effectiveness and coordination challenges within one year of enactment.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
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Introduced Aug 1, 2025
Last action Aug 2, 2025
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Aug 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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Aug 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Aug 1, 2025
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Josh Harder
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
David G. Valadao
RRepublican
Co
Donald Norcross
DDemocratic
Co
Emanuel Cleaver
DDemocratic
Co
Gabe Evans
RRepublican
Co
Jim Costa
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Neguse
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Gottheimer
DDemocratic
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