The National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 seeks to substantially increase the application of prescribed fire on lands managed by the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service. It emphasizes expanding these practices within the National Forest System, especially in the western and southeastern United States. The bill also formally recognizes and supports the long-standing tradition of cultural burning by Indian Tribes and Indigenous practitioners. Title I allows the Secretaries to reallocate up to 15 percent of hazardous fuels management funds for prescribed fire activities, including grants, contracts, training, and public outreach. These funds will prioritize projects that are large-scale, cross-boundary, located near the wildland-urban interface, protect Tribal trust resources, or are in areas at high risk of severe wildfire. The bill mandates a 10 percent annual increase in the total acreage of federal land treated with prescribed fire for ten years following enactment, requiring the development of regional operational strategies to address fire deficits and staffing needs. A Collaborative Prescribed Fire Program will be established to fund projects that align with landscape restoration strategies covering at least 50,000 acres, incorporate best available science, and protect old-growth stands. Projects must be developed through transparent collaborative processes, demonstrate plans to reduce wildfire risk, improve habitat, and mitigate smoke impacts. The program has funding limits, with no more than $20 million total per fiscal year and a maximum of $1 million per project, with a 10-year project duration limit. Title II focuses on facilitating implementation, authorizing long-term cooperative agreements and contracts (up to 10 years) with various eligible entities, including States, Tribes, and non-governmental organizations, to conduct prescribed fires on federal land. To bolster the workforce, the bill provides hazard pay for federal employees involved in prescribed fire and establishes multiparty task forces to plan and lead these efforts. It also allows for the non-competitive conversion of seasonal firefighters to permanent positions if their roles emphasize prescribed fire implementation. Furthermore, the legislation aims to create career pathways for formerly incarcerated individuals (excluding those with arson or violent crime convictions) and veterans as prescribed fire practitioners. It mandates the establishment of new prescribed fire training centers, including an Indigenous-led center, and directs adjustments to training requirements to expedite certification for supervisory roles. Interoperability between federal and non-federal fire practitioners will be enhanced through collaborative mechanisms for resource ordering and reimbursement. Regarding liability, the bill treats non-federal entities engaged in prescribed fire under federal supervision as federal employees for the purposes of the Federal Tort Claims Act. This provision aims to reduce liability concerns for cooperators. The Environmental Protection Agency is directed to coordinate with air quality agencies to facilitate prescribed fire by providing guidance and tools for exceptional event demonstrations, streamlining their approval, and conducting research on smoke prediction and mitigation strategies. The Secretaries are also required to develop and revise landscape-scale prescribed fire plans for National Forest System units and Bureau of Land Management districts, ensuring environmental compliance and engaging in government-to-government consultation with Indian Tribes. Finally, Title III mandates annual reporting of prescribed fire accomplishments to the National Fire Planning and Operations Database, with financial assistance for States, and requires the Secretaries to submit annual implementation reports to Congress.