Establishes a pilot program for aerial wildfire suppression in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
The PREPARE Act Pilot for Regional Emergency Prepositioning of Aerial Resources and Equipment Act mandates the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to create a pilot program for prepositioning aerial wildfire suppression resources for early-season fires in specified states. This program will be established in line with each state's Master Cooperative Wildland Fire Management and Stafford Act Response Agreement, and in consultation with the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center.
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