Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025

The Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025 would strengthen federal wildfire management through several key provisions. The bill would authorize Burned Area Emergency Response Teams to coordinate emergency stabilization and erosion planning after wildfires, and would establish a dedicated federal account to fund rehabilitation projects in fire-affected areas, such as ecosystem restoration and critical infrastructure replacement. The bill would also authorize up to $100 million annually for these long-term recovery efforts.

The bill would require federal agencies to adopt and develop new technologies for wildfire management. This includes expediting approval for wildfire detection equipment like sensors and cameras, providing funding to tribal nations for specialized fire suppression tanker units, supporting research on drone applications for wildfire response, and establishing a prize competition to encourage innovation in managing invasive species that spread after wildfires. Additionally, the bill would require studies on integrating local firefighters into federal wildfire response and on improving radio communications systems for fire management.