Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025

HR 836 - 119 Congress

Introduced

Jan 31, 2025

Origin chamber

House

Updated time

Mar 06, 2025 09:06 am

Summary

Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025

This bill requires the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to (1) jointly evaluate the container aerial firefighting system to assess its use to mitigate and suppress wildfires, and (2) report on the results of the evaluation to Congress.

The system allows for the use of airdrop-capable disposable containers of water or fire retardant in order to increase the number of airlift assets available for wildfire emergencies.