Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025

The Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025 aims to bolster the nation’s readiness and response to wildfires, especially those occurring in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). It would create a national training plan for structural firefighters to safely handle wildfire and WUI incidents, fund training development grants, and drive coordination across federal, state, and local firefighting efforts. The bill also adds a dedicated leadership role within the Department of Agriculture to oversee fire coordination, ensures labor representation on key firefighting bodies, and authorizes DoD firefighting assistance when requested. In addition, it expands firefighter health and safety research (including PFAS exposure) under OSHA, provides new mental health supports for responders, and authorizes grants to fire departments and certain EMS providers to improve PPE and training. A reporting requirement and multi-year funding are included to support these initiatives. Overall, the bill broadens federal investment in training, health and safety research, mental health, and cross-agency coordination for wildfire response, while creating targeted grants to improve equipment, training, and operational effectiveness at the local level.