To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes.

This bill creates new rules for how the Forest Service fights wildfires on its land. In areas with severe drought, the highest wildfire activity levels, or high wildfire risk, the Forest Service must use all available resources to put out any wildfire within 24 hours of finding it. The Forest Service cannot stop state and local fire agencies from helping fight these fires. The bill also limits when the Forest Service can set backfires or use prescribed burns, requiring them to follow specific safety rules and put out any fires that spread beyond what was planned.

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