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Wildfire Agency: Forest Service

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    Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat Management Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System Wildfire-Specific Spending: No Wildfire Activities Funded: Mitigation, Recovery Authorization: P.L. 86-797 U.S.C: 16 U.S.C. §670a-670g 922 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2015 – FY2024 Description According to the U.S. Forest Service, the Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat Management program’s mission is to…

  • Wood Innovations Grants Program (Wood Utilization Assistance)

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    Wood Innovations Grants Program (Wood Utilization Assistance) Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – State and Private Forestry Wildfire-Specific Spending: No Wildfire Activities Funded: Mitigation Authorization: P.L. 115-334 U.S.C: 7 U.S.C. §7655d 180+ TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2022 – FY2024 Description Established in 2015, the Wood Innovations Grants Program provides cost-share grants to projects related to…

  • Working Forest Lands

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    Working Forest Lands Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – State and Private Forestry Wildfire-Specific Spending: No Wildfire Activities Funded: Mitigation Authorization: P.L. 101-624 U.S.C: 16 U.S.C. §2103a 180 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2015 – FY2024 Description Formerly known as the Forest Stewardship Program and renamed Working Forest Lands 2019, this program provides nonindustrial private…

  • USFS Mechanical Thinning, Timber Harvesting or Precommercial Thinning

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    USFS Mechanical Thinning, Timber Harvesting or Precommercial Thinning Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System Wildfire-Specific Spending: No Wildfire Activities Funded: Mitigation Authorization: P.L. 117-58 400 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2015 – FY2024 Description Funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for “conducting mechanical thinning and timber harvesting in an…

  • USFS Post Fire Recovery

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    USFS Post Fire Recovery Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – Wildland Fire Management Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes Wildfire Activities Funded: Recovery Authorization: P.L. 117-58 100 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2015 – FY2024 Description Funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) “for post-fire restoration activities that are implemented not later than 3 years after…

  • USFS Preparedness

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    USFS Preparedness Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – Wildland Fire Management Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes Wildfire Activities Funded: Preparedness 8,022 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2015 – FY2024 Description The Preparedness program covers fixed costs for fire management assets in preparation for wildfire events, including training and education, firefighting equipment, and aviation costs. Additional Program Notes…

  • USFS Preparedness Workshops and Training

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    USFS Preparedness Workshops and Training Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – Wildland Fire Management Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes Wildfire Activities Funded: Mitigation, Preparedness Authorization: P.L. 117-58 50 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2015 – FY2024 Description Funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for preplanning fire response workshops that develop potential operational delineations and…

  • USFS Prescribed Fire and Related Activities

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    USFS Prescribed Fire and Related Activities Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes Wildfire Activities Funded: Mitigation Authorization: P.L. 117-58 250 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2015 – FY2024 Description Funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for “planning and conducting prescribed fires and related activities.” Additional Program…

  • USFS Removal of Flammable Vegetation

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    USFS Removal of Flammable Vegetation Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes Wildfire Activities Funded: Mitigation Authorization: P.L. 117-58 100 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2015 – FY2024 Description Funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for “contracting or employing crews of laborers to modify and remove flammable…

  • USFS Suppression

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    USFS Suppression Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – Wildland Fire Management Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes Wildfire Activities Funded: Response 13,031 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2015 – FY2024 Description The Suppression program is the primary funding source for wildfire suppression operations and immediate post-fire damage control, including burned area rehabilitation. Additional Program Notes & TCS Insights…