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Wildfire Agency: Forest Service

  • USFS FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund

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    USFS FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – Wildland Fire Management Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes Wildfire Activities Funded: Response Authorization: P.L. 111–88 1,810 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2015 – FY2024 Description The FLAME (Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Act Account) Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund, first funded in FY2010, served as…

  • 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…

  • 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…