# 119-hr-4852: Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025 119-hr-4852, Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4852 - As of: 2026-09-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-4852 - Congress: 119 - Title: Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025 - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2025-08-01 - Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA) - Cosponsors: 16 - Policy area: Emergency Management - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-09-21 ## Summary **Strengthens training, coordination, and responder health for structural firefighters tackling wildfires and wildland‑urban interface (WUI) incidents.** The bill creates a national training plan, a new Under Secretary for Fire Coordination, targeted grants, DoD support rules, and expanded health and mental‑health programs for responders. - Firefighters: Requires a National Training Plan to bring structural firefighters into wildfire and WUI response using standard courses and allows competitive training grants for nonprofits to deliver that training. It authorizes $5 million per year for training grants for 2026–2031. - Local fire departments and EMS: Authorizes direct Supplemental Firefighter Assistance grants to departments and nonaffiliated EMS. Grants are capped up to $9 million per jurisdiction and the bill provides $100 million for FY2026 to award such grants. - Responder health research: Establishes an OSHA firefighter health and safety research program focused on respiratory risk and PFAS and other carcinogens, with up to $20 million per year for 2026–2031. - Mental health support: Changes disaster mental health criteria to require practitioners and peer support training and allows grants to develop that training with up to $10 million per year for 2026–2031. - Federal coordination and DoD support: Creates an Under Secretary to coordinate across federal, state, and local partners, requires DoD firefighting support when requested with agreed reimbursement rates, and mandates a DoD report on barriers and costs. *Authorizes federal spending: $5 million per year for training grants (2026–2031), up to $20 million per year for firefighter health research (2026–2031), up to $10 million per year for mental health support (2026–2031), and $100 million for FY2026 in supplemental grants.* ## Cosponsors (16) - Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - New research on firefighter health risks: benefit, high. If enacted, NIOSH would run a program to study firefighter lung risks during wildfires and to measure PFAS and other carcinogens in the field and in gear. The Director would consult with the U.S. Fire Administration, Agriculture, Interior, EPA, and firefighter groups. A report would be due within 1… - Grants for wildfire gear and training: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Agriculture Department would publish a national plan within 1 year to train structural firefighters for wildfires and WUI fires. Nonprofits could get competitive grants to design and deliver training that follows the plan, with $5 million a year in FY2026–2031. Up to 2.5% could fund… - Defense firefighters can help on request: benefit, low. If enacted, the Defense Department could send its firefighters to help with wildfires when a qualified agency head asks. The requesting agency would reimburse Defense at rates agreed by the Defense, Agriculture, and Interior Secretaries. Defense would also report to Congress on any cost or logistic… - Stronger wildfire leadership and labor voice: benefit, low. If enacted, a new Under Secretary for Fire Coordination at the Agriculture Department would lead federal, state, and local wildfire coordination and report to Congress within 1 year. Within 60 days, the Agriculture and Interior Secretaries would add a national firefighter labor representative to th… - More mental health support for responders: benefit, low. If enacted, disaster task forces that include firefighters would need mental health practitioners on the team. Every member would be trained to give peer support, spot post‑traumatic stress signs, use de‑escalation, and make referrals. The bill would allow up to $10 million per year for FY2026–2031… ## Related bills - 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act - 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 - 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act - 119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act - 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act ## Sources - [119-hr-4852 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4852) ## Related - [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877) - [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842) - [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514) - [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102) - [119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1993) - [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4852 (as of 2026-09-21).