Establishes a pilot program for aerial wildfire suppression in five states.
The PREPARE Act Pilot for Regional Emergency Prepositioning of Aerial Resources and Equipment Act mandates the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to create a pilot program for seasonal prepositioning protocols of aerial wildfire suppression resources for early-season fine fuel wildland fires in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The program must align with each state's Master Cooperative Wildland Fire Management and Stafford Act Response Agreement and consult with the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center.
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