A new bipartisan bill would create a national standard for response times to wildfires that affect public lands after the destructive fires in California this year, The Hill reported.
Sens. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., a former aerial firefighter, and Andy Kim, D-N.J., introduced the Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act to create a half-hour standard response time for wildfires on lands administered by the Interior and Agriculture Departments.
The National Fire Protection Association has a standard response time for structural fires, which is just under five minutes and 30 seconds, but no standard for wildfires. The bill has support from the Western Fire Chiefs Association and the United Aerial Firefighters Association, according to NBC News.
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