Fit for Purpose Wildfire Readiness Act of 2025

S. 441, the Fit for Purpose Wildfire Readiness Act of 2025, directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to jointly develop a plan to consolidate federal wildland fire preparedness, suppression, and recovery authorities into a single entity within the Department of the Interior, called the National Wildland Firefighting Service. The plan must include a budget, the qualifications for a Director of the new service (to be appointed by the President with Senate confirmation), and a description of the resources and authorities needed to complete the consolidation. A joint report detailing the plan must be submitted to four congressional committees within 180 days of enactment. This bill lays out a framework for reorganizing federal wildfire response, moving toward a centralized national entity rather than continuing a multi-agency structure. In short, the bill envisions creating a unified, Interior-based national wildfire response organization, with a formal director position and a concrete budget, and it requires Congress to review the detailed plan within six months of enactment.