Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 amends the Clean Air Act to modify air quality monitoring for prescribed fires and establish a smoke-ready.

The Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 amends the Clean Air Act to redefine "exceptional event" to include prescribed fires, which are fires deliberately ignited to burn wildland fuels. The Act also establishes a smoke-ready communities program, providing grants to states, tribes, and eligible entities for assessing, preventing, controlling, or abating wildfire smoke hazards in community buildings. The Environmental Protection Agency must revise regulations to clarify the eligibility of prescribed fires as exceptional events and establish a procedure for reviewing state petitions.

Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 amends the Clean Air Act to modify air quality monitoring for prescribed fires and establish a smoke-ready.

The Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 amends the Clean Air Act to redefine "exceptional event" to include prescribed fires, which are fires deliberately ignited to burn wildland fuels. The Act also establishes a smoke-ready communities program, providing grants to states, tribes, and eligible entities for assessing, preventing, controlling, or abating wildfire smoke hazards in community buildings. The Environmental Protection Agency must revise regulations to clarify the eligibility of prescribed fires as exceptional events and establish a procedure for reviewing state petitions.