Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025
Rep. Harder Introduces the Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025
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DoD firefighters could be deployed to assist in wildfire response when requested by federal agency heads. While this expands their mission scope and could increase operational tempo, it also provides additional training opportunities. Only a small fraction of military personnel would be affected — specifically DoD firefighting units.
“the Secretary of Defense may authorize firefighters in the Department of Defense to conduct operations, or to assist the qualified agency head in conducting operations, in response to incidents of wildfire or fire in the wildland-urban interface.”
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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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.
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Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025
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