Wildfire Smoke Relief Act authorizes transitional shelter assistance for individuals at risk of wildfire smoke-related illness.
The Wildfire Smoke Relief Act authorizes the President to provide transitional sheltering assistance to individuals at risk of wildfire smoke-related illness. This includes providing smoke-inhalation prevention equipment and low-cost equipment to keep smoke out of a house. The act defines "individual at risk of wildfire smoke related illness" as those living in areas with unhealthy air quality due to wildfires, including low-income individuals, parents with children under 19, pregnant women, elderly individuals, those with chronic respiratory or cardiovascular illness, and those with chronic.
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