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Wildfire Agency: Forest Service

  • 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…

  • USFS Wildfire Start Rapid Detection

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    USFS Wildfire Start Rapid Detection Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – Wildland Fire Management Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes Wildfire Activities Funded: Preparedness Authorization: P.L. 117-58 10 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2015 – FY2024 Description Funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) “for entering into an agreement with the Administrator of the National Oceanic…

  • USFS Wildfire Suppression Operations Reserve Fund

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    USFS Wildfire Suppression Operations Reserve Fund Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – Wildland Fire Management Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes Wildfire Activities Funded: Response Authorization: P.L. 115-141 10,620 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2015 – FY2024 Description The Reserve Fund, also known as the wildfire adjustment or wildfire funding fix, is jointly managed by the U.S. Forest…

  • Vegetation and Watershed Management

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    Vegetation and Watershed Management Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System Wildfire-Specific Spending: No Wildfire Activities Funded: Mitigation, Recovery 1,417 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2015 – FY2024 Description The Vegetation and Watershed Management program funds vegetation-related projects on U.S. Forest Service land, including work aimed at invasive species, soil productivity, flooding and…

  • Volunteer Fire Assistance

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    Volunteer Fire Assistance Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – State and Private Forestry Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes Wildfire Activities Funded: Preparedness Authorization: P.L. 95-313 U.S.C: 16 U.S.C. §2106 193 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2015 – FY2024 Description The Volunteer Fire Assistance program, also known as Rural Fire Capacity, provides technical assistance and cost-share grants of…

  • USFS Joint Fire Science Program

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    USFS Joint Fire Science Program Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – Forest and Rangeland Research Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes Wildfire Activities Funded: Research Authorization: P.L. 105-83 47 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2015 – FY2024 Description The Joint Fire Science Program, established in 1998, is an interagency partnership between the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the…

  • Wildfire Prevention Treatment Data

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    Wildfire Prevention Treatment Data Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – Wildland Fire Management Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes Wildfire Activities Funded: Research Authorization: P.L. 117-58 20 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2015 – FY2024 Description Funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to enter into an agreement with a Southwest Ecological Restoration Institute to compile,…

  • USFS Burned Area Rehabilitation

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    USFS Burned Area Rehabilitation Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes Wildfire Activities Funded: Recovery Authorization: P.L. 117-58 225 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2015 – FY2024 Description The Burned Area Rehabilitation program, funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), conducts post-fire efforts within three years of wildfire…