New Bipartisan Legislation Would Create A National Wildfire Response Standard.

Faster dispatching, year round contracts, single wildfire contact, and assessing the need for more firefighters.

Today, Montana Senator (R) Tim Sheehy and New Jersey Senator (D) Andy Kim jointly introduced the Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act in the Senate. The Act would set a national standard for response to new wildfires in the United States, along with a review of the wildfire resources needed to accomplish the new standard.

It’s a relatively tight and …