Contact Congress about H.R. 1923: Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025

The bill would create new wildfire workforce, smoke-monitoring, mapping, and data programs across several federal agencies. It would also change retirement rules, disaster coverage, and payment deadlines tied to wildfire response and recovery. The reach of those changes would depend on future funding and implementation.

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Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Latest action on H.R. 1923: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Who this affects: The bill reaches well beyond federal fire agencies. It would affect wildfire workers and their families, Tribal governments, colleges and training programs, local governments, farmers and ranchers, private forest landowners, small businesses, public health agencies, and people living in areas exposed to wildfire smoke or post-fire flooding and debris flows.

Why this matters: Wildfire damage now affects firefighting, public health, housing, infrastructure, farming, and local budgets all at once. This bill tries to address those connected problems together by changing workforce rules, building better smoke and risk information, and making some recovery programs easier to use. If agencies carry it out well and Congress provides the money, the bill could help communities prepare earlier, respond with better information, and recover more quickly after a fire. If funding or staffing falls short, some of the promised systems and deadlines could be harder to deliver.

Key provisions in H.R. 1923

• Creates a Middle Fire Leaders Academy in the Forest Service for federal, state, Tribal, local, and other wildfire personnel, with $10 million a year authorized from fiscal year 2026 through 2035.
• Starts a Department of Education grant program to pay for degree and certificate programs in wildfire mitigation, response, and recovery, with $10 million a year authorized from fiscal year 2026 through 2035.
• Broadens who counts as a "firefighter" under federal retirement law so more wildland firefighters, and some supervisors who had breaks in service, can qualify for enhanced retirement coverage and get credit for some earlier service.
• Lets federal wildland firefighters keep enhanced retirement benefits while working for Tribal governments under certain self-determination agreements, and allows job-sharing between federal and Tribal positions.
• Creates a Wildland Fire Management Casualty Assistance Program at the Interior Department to handle notifications, family travel reimbursement, case management, benefits information, and data collection for line-of-duty deaths, injuries, and illnesses, while keeping current line-of-duty death benefit authority in place.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 1923

What is H.R. 1923?

The bill would create new wildfire workforce, smoke-monitoring, mapping, and data programs across several federal agencies. It would also change retirement rules, disaster coverage, and payment deadlines tied to wildfire response and recovery. The reach of those changes would depend on future funding and implementation.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 1923?

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Who should I contact about H.R. 1923?

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