PREPARE Act

The PREPARE Act directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to establish a pilot program for prepositioning aerial wildfire suppression resources in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota, and Wyoming. This initiative specifically targets early-season fires involving fine fuels and must be implemented in consultation with state agreements and the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center. The bill requires these actions to be carried out using existing funds available for wildland fire management, explicitly prohibiting any new appropriations for this purpose.