FIRE Act
Summary
Fire Information and Reaction Enhancement Act or the FIRE Act This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in collaboration with the U.S. weather industry and such academic entities as NOAA considers appropriate, to establish a program within NOAA to improve wildfire forecasting and detection. The Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research of NOAA shall establish a program to create one or more weather research testbeds, in partnership with industry and academic partners, to develop improved detection of and forecast capabilities for wildfire events and the effects of those events.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 21, 2021
Last action Oct 21, 2021
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1
Oct 21, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
Oct 21, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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