U.S. Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Preparedness, Reduce Risk for Catastrophic Wildfires

On January 31st, California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla introduced the Wildfire Emergency Act, a bipartisan bill to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires in the West. Among the bill’s provisions include allowing the U.S. Forest Service to leverage private financing to accelerate forest restoration projects, creating a program to ensure critical facilities maintain power during wildfire disruptions, expanding a weatherization grant program to help low-income households fireproof their homes, and establishing a prescribed fire-training center in the West.