117th Congress
Fire Information and Reaction Enhancement (FIRE) Act
Purpose
To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to maintain a program that improves wildfire forecasting and detection, and for other purposes.
Summary of Selected Provisions
- Directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create one or more weather research testbeds in partnership with the U.S. weather industry and academia to improve wildfire forecasting and detection
- Recommends NOAA receive $15 million in fiscal year 2022 to create the testbeds
Primary Sponsors
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REPRESENTATIVE R-CA
Co-sponsors by Party
R
1
D
6
I
0
Actions
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08/13/2021Introduced in House