To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes.

Q: What does Preamble of To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes. do?

This bill, formally titled 'To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes,' aims to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct activities related to wildfire suppression. The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on January 3, 2025.

Q: What does SUPPRESSION OF WILDFIRES. of To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes. do?

This section mandates the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Chief of the Forest Service, to use all available resources to extinguish wildfires on covered National Forest System lands within 24 hours of detection. The Secretary must immediately suppress any prescribed fire that exceeds prescription. State and local firefighting agencies are not to be inhibited in their suppression efforts. Fire may only be used as a resource management tool if it is a prescribed fire complying with applicable laws and regulations. Backfires or burnouts can only be initiated by the incident commander or to protect firefighting personnel. Covered National Forest System lands are defined as areas experiencing severe or extreme drought (D2 or higher on the U.S. Drought Monitor), designated as National Wildland Fire Preparedness level 5, or within the top 10% of wildfire exposure based on Forest Service models.

Last updated: 1/8/2026 · Introduced: 1/3/2025

Author: Tom McClintock (R-CA)

TL;DR (AI)

The bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture to extinguish wildfires on designated National Forest System lands within 24 hours of detection.
It restricts the use of fire for resource management to prescribed fires that comply with existing laws and regulations.
The bill defines 'covered lands' as those experiencing severe drought, high wildfire preparedness levels, or significant wildfire exposure.

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