Toward a Fire-Ready Nation: An Overview of the Wildfire Portfolio under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) in FY22, Congress provided $100 million to NOAA to be used over several years for improving the prediction and detection of, response to, and recovery from, wildfires. NOAA is investing these funds toward improved forecast models, advanced decision support capabilities, data infrastructure improvements, and construction of new observing systems. This presentation summarizes the 24 projects under NOAA’s BIL Wildfire Portfolio, focusing on NOAA’s engagement with partners and stakeholders, accomplishments thus far, and a look into future advancements of wildfire prediction and monitoring from these projects.