Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response

               By the authority vested in me as President by the 
               Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
               America, it is hereby ordered:

               Section 1. Purpose. The devastation of the January 2025 
               Los Angeles wildfires shocked the American people and 
               highlighted the catastrophic consequences when State 
               and local governments are unable to quickly respond to 
               such disasters. In too many cases, including in 
               California, a slow and inadequate response to wildfires 
               is a direct result of reckless mismanagement and lack 
               of preparedness. Wildfires threaten every region, yet 
               many local government entities continue to disregard 
               commonsense preventative measures. Firefighters across 
               the country are forced to rely on outdated technology 
               and face challenges in quickly responding to wildfires 
               because of unnecessary regulation and bureaucracy.

               The Federal Government can empower State and local 
               leaders by streamlining Federal wildfire capabilities 
               to improve their effectiveness and promoting 
               commonsense, technology-enabled local strategies for 
               land management and wildfire response and mitigation.

               Sec. 2. Streamlining Federal Wildland Fire Governance. 
               Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary 
               of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall, 
               to the maximum degree practicable and consistent with 
               applicable law, consolidate their wildland fire 
               programs to achieve the most efficient and effective 
               use of wildland fire offices, coordinating bodies, 
               programs, budgets, procurement processes, and research 
               and, as necessary, recommend additional measures to 
               advance this objective.

               Sec. 3. Encouraging Local Wildfire Preparedness and 
               Response. (a) Within 90 days of the date of this order, 
               the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
               Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of 
               Homeland Security, shall:

(i) expand and strengthen the use of partnerships, agreements, compacts, 
and mutual aid capabilities that empower Federal, State, local, tribal, and 
community-driven land management that reduces wildfire risk and improves 
wildfire response, including on public lands; and

(ii) develop and expand the use of other measures to incentivize 
responsible land management and wildfire prevention, mitigation, and 
response measures at the State and local levels.

                   (b) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the 
               Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
               Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of 
               Commerce and the heads of executive departments and 
               agencies (agencies) represented at the National 
               Interagency Fire Center, shall:

(i) develop a comprehensive technology roadmap, in consultation with the 
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), to increase 
wildfire firefighting capabilities at the State and local levels, including 
through artificial intelligence, data sharing, innovative modeling and 
mapping capabilities, and technology to identify wildland fire ignitions 
and weather forecasts to inform response and evacuation; and

(ii) promote the use of a risk-informed approach, as consistent with 
Executive Order 14239 of March 18, 2025 (Achieving Efficiency Through State 
and Local Preparedness), to develop new policies that remove barriers to 
preventing and responding to wildfires, including through year-round
response readiness, better forest health, and activities outlined in 
Executive Order 14225 of March 1, 2025 (Immediate Expansion of American 
Timber Production).

               Sec. 4. Strengthening Wildfire Mitigation. Within 90 
               days of the date of this order:

                   (a) The Administrator of the Environmental 
               Protection Agency shall consider modifying or 
               rescinding, as consistent with applicable law, Federal 
               rules or policies that impede the use of appropriate, 
               preventative prescribed fires.
                   (b) The Secretary of Agriculture and the 
               Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
               in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, 
               shall consider modifying or rescinding, as consistent 
               with applicable law, Federal rules or policies 
               hindering the appropriate use of fire retardant to 
               fight wildfires.
                   (c) The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation 
               with the Secretary of the Interior, shall consider 
               promoting, assisting, and facilitating, as consistent 
               with applicable law, innovative uses of woody biomass 
               and forest products to reduce fuel loads in areas at 
               risk of wildfires.
                   (d) The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
               Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, and the Federal 
               Energy Regulatory Commission shall consider initiating 
               rulemaking proceedings to establish, as consistent with 
               applicable law, best practices to reduce the risk of 
               wildfire ignition from the bulk-power system without 
               increasing costs for electric-power end users, 
               including through methods such as vegetation 
               management, the removal of forest-hazardous fuels along 
               transmission lines, improved engineering approaches, 
               and safer operational practices.
                   (e) The Attorney General, in consultation with the 
               Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
               Interior, shall review pending and proposed wildfire-
               related litigation involving electrical utility 
               companies to ensure the Department's positions and 
               proposed resolutions in such matters advance the 
               wildfire prevention and mitigation efforts identified 
               in this order.

               Sec. 5. Modernizing Wildfire Prevention and Response. 
               (a) Within 120 days of the date of this order, the 
               Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director 
               of OSTP, the Assistant to the President for National 
               Security Affairs, and the heads of relevant agencies, 
               shall, as appropriate, identify, declassify, and make 
               publicly available historical satellite datasets that 
               will advance wildfire prevention and response and 
               improve wildfire prediction and evaluation models.

                   (b) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the 
               Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
               Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of 
               Commerce and the heads of agencies represented at the 
               National Interagency Fire Center, shall:

(i) Identify rules that impede wildfire prevention, detection, or response 
and consider eliminating or revising those rules, as consistent with 
applicable law. This consideration and any resulting rulemaking proceedings 
shall be reflected in the Fall 2025 Unified Regulatory Agenda.

(ii) Develop performance metrics for wildfire response, including metrics 
related to average response times, annual fuels treatments, safety and cost 
effectiveness, and other subjects, as appropriate for inclusion in 
strategic and annual performance plans.

                   (c) Within 210 days of the date of this order, the 
               Secretary of Defense shall evaluate and, as appropriate 
               and consistent with applicable law, prioritize the sale 
               of excess aircraft and aircraft parts to support 
               wildfire mitigation and response.

               Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order 
               shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or 
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

                   (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with 
               applicable law and subject to the availability of 
               appropriations.
                   (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, 
               create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
               enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 
               the United States, its departments, agencies, or 
               entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any 
               other person.
                   (d) The costs for publication of this order shall 
               be borne by the Department of Agriculture and the 
               Department of the Interior in equal shares.
               
                DONALD J. TRUMP

               THE WHITE HOUSE,

                   June 12, 2025.