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Wildfire Management Technology Advancement Act of 2018

USA115th CongressS-2290| Senate 
| Updated: 12/19/2018
Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (1)
Cory Gardner (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Wildfire Management Technology Advancement Act of 2018 This bill authorizes federal and state wildland firefighting agencies to operate unmanned aircraft systems (i.e., drones) in managing wildland fires. The Departments of Agriculture and of the Interior shall: jointly develop and operate a tracking system to remotely locate the positions of fire resources assigned to federal type 1 wildland fire incident management teams; establish the Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program to assign air resource advisors to such a team managing a wildland fire; establish the Rapid Response Erosion Database to provide for the automatic incorporation of spatial data related to vegetation, soils, and elevation into burn severity maps; establish the Fire Danger Assessment System for predicting the locations of future wildfires in fire-prone areas; and study the feasibility of operating aircraft at night to manage wildland fires. The Federal Emergency Management Agency may make grants to states to provide funding to certain at-risk communities for the cost-shared installation of reverse-911 systems. The bill amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to require the National Fire Data Center to gather and analyze additional information on fires, including all injuries sustained by firefighters that were treated by a doctor. The National Institute of Standards and Technology to: (1) establish national teams to collect data following wildfires in the wildland-urban interface, and (2) implement a research plan for linking economic outcomes with wildfire mitigation.

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Timeline
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jan 10, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Oct 2, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 4, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Dec 4, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 712.
Dec 19, 2018
By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-441.
  • January 10, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 10, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • October 2, 2018
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • December 4, 2018
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • December 4, 2018
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 712.


  • December 19, 2018
    By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-441.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Aviation and airportsDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency communications systemsEmergency planning and evacuationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical records

Wildfire Management Technology Advancement Act of 2018

USA115th CongressS-2290| Senate 
| Updated: 12/19/2018
Wildfire Management Technology Advancement Act of 2018 This bill authorizes federal and state wildland firefighting agencies to operate unmanned aircraft systems (i.e., drones) in managing wildland fires. The Departments of Agriculture and of the Interior shall: jointly develop and operate a tracking system to remotely locate the positions of fire resources assigned to federal type 1 wildland fire incident management teams; establish the Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program to assign air resource advisors to such a team managing a wildland fire; establish the Rapid Response Erosion Database to provide for the automatic incorporation of spatial data related to vegetation, soils, and elevation into burn severity maps; establish the Fire Danger Assessment System for predicting the locations of future wildfires in fire-prone areas; and study the feasibility of operating aircraft at night to manage wildland fires. The Federal Emergency Management Agency may make grants to states to provide funding to certain at-risk communities for the cost-shared installation of reverse-911 systems. The bill amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to require the National Fire Data Center to gather and analyze additional information on fires, including all injuries sustained by firefighters that were treated by a doctor. The National Institute of Standards and Technology to: (1) establish national teams to collect data following wildfires in the wildland-urban interface, and (2) implement a research plan for linking economic outcomes with wildfire mitigation.

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Timeline
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jan 10, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Oct 2, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 4, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Dec 4, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 712.
Dec 19, 2018
By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-441.
  • January 10, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 10, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • October 2, 2018
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • December 4, 2018
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • December 4, 2018
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 712.


  • December 19, 2018
    By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-441.
Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (1)
Cory Gardner (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Aviation and airportsDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency communications systemsEmergency planning and evacuationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical records