Safer Emergency and Evacuation Routes Response Act of 2025

This bill mandates the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Forest Service, to establish a voluntary pilot program . The program's primary goal is to enhance the integration of real-time wildfire hazard alerts with State and local transportation closure information systems. Its purpose is to assist participating States in automatically relaying critical information such as roadway closures, detours, and evacuation routes to drivers during wildfire events. This is achieved by linking existing National Weather Service hazard alert products with State and local traffic management and traveler information systems. The pilot program emphasizes flexibility, requiring the use of existing data standards and allowing States to tailor integration to their current systems without mandating uniform infrastructure. Funding for the program will come from existing surface transportation research and development amounts, and the Secretary must submit a report evaluating its effectiveness to Congress within two years.