Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

How the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Impacts Wildland Fire

 
A wildland firefighter monitors a prescribed fire while watching palm trees in flames.
Monitoring a prescribed fire in south Florida.

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (legislation) signed in 2021, provided a historic investment in wildland fire management. The legislation provided funds to NPS to help mitigate and reduce wildfire risk, recover from wildfires, and increase recruitment and retention of the NPS wildland firefighter workforce through supplemental pay, permanent position conversions, and improvements to health, wellbeing, and training.

 

 

Wildland Fire Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Success Stories

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    Last updated: May 13, 2025