<p><strong>Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025&nbsp;</strong></p><p>This bill addresses wildfires by authorizing post-fire recovery activities, supporting adoption of technology, and requiring additional federal coordination.</p><p>The bill authorizes federal wildfire response and recovery activities by</p><ul><li>providing statutory authority for Burned Area Emergency Response Teams to coordinate emergency stabilization and erosion planning, and</li><li>establishing an account to fund federal rehabilitation projects in areas impacted by a wildfire (e.g., ecosystem restoration, replacing infrastructure critical for land management).</li></ul><p>Additionally, for all hazard types, the bill includes post-disaster assistance in the federal disaster preparedness program and authorizes assistance to states for operating websites to provide information on post-disaster recovery resources.</p><p>The bill requires federal agencies to develop and utilize technologies for managing wildfires by</p><ul><li>expediting the permitting and use of wildfire detection equipment (e.g., sensors, cameras);</li><li>providing funding to Indian tribes for slip-on tanker units that convert vehicles into fire engines;</li><li>performing research and development on wildfire response applications of unmanned aircraft systems (e.g., drones);</li><li>studying radio communications systems, situational awareness tools, and&nbsp;wildland fire predictive modeling; and</li><li>administering a prize competition for technological innovation for managing wildfire-related invasive species.</li></ul><p>The bill directs federal agencies to plan and coordinate on wildfire management by</p><ul><li>incorporating the best available science and planning tools into spatial fire management policies for federal lands, &nbsp;</li><li>collaborating with state agencies for mutual aid in fire suppression (including reimbursing states for suppressing fires caused by military operations), and&nbsp;</li><li>studying training gaps for integrating structural (e.g., local) firefighters into wildfire response.</li></ul>