Bill · S. 2039· Senate(119-S-2039)
Wildfire Risk Evaluation Act
- Introduced
- 6/11/2025
- Last activity
- 6/11/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Ruben Gallego
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``Wildfire Risk Evaluation Act'', directs the Secretaries of Agriculture, the Interior, and Homeland Security to conduct a fire review every four years. The review involves a quantitative analysis of changes to built and natural environments and an analysis of the intersection between wildfires and public health. These Secretaries must jointly submit a report to relevant congressional committees every four years for a 20-year period. The reports are intended to forecast challenges and inform long-term strategic actions for wildfire management. This process includes evaluating progress toward existing national strategies and commission recommendations.
Yes· 3 of 5
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?+5
The bill aims to improve wildfire incident response and proactive recovery through strategic reviews.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+4
The bill enhances wildfire management through data-driven reviews of natural environments.
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?+4
The bill focuses on long-term management of landscapes and wildfire challenges.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Wildfire Management Planning: The quadrennial review aims to forecast conditions that present challenges for the next 20 years, which helps in developing long-term, strategic actions (Section 2, Subsection 5).
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Enhanced Public Health Awareness: The bill requires an analysis of how wildfires intersect with public health, conducted in coordination with the EPA and CDC (Section 3, Subsection b, paragraph 2).
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Focus on Community Safety and Landscape Resilience: The review evaluates progress toward goals such as creating resilient landscapes, fire-adapted communities, and safe and effective wildfire response (Section 2, Subsection 6).
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Data-Driven Response: By conducting a quantitative analysis of changes to built and natural environments, the agencies can better understand the impacts on fire mitigation, response, and recovery (Section 3, Subsection b, paragraph 1).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Disaster Relief And F E M A+5Improves Environmental Protections+4Improves Public Land Management+4
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Rural Residents+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+2
- 6/11/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced in Senate
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