An Act To require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an evaluation with respect to the use of the container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS), and for other purposes.
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Passed
Latest Action · September 13, 2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023
This bill requires the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to jointly evaluate the container aerial firefighting system to assess its use to mitigate and suppress wildfires and report to Congress.
The system allows for the use of airdrop-capable disposable containers of water or fire retardant, which increases the number of airlift assets available for wildfire emergencies.
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