Sec. 5. Location systems for wildland firefighters
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Subject to the availability of appropriations, not later than March 1, 2019, the Secretaries shall jointly develop and operate a tracking system (referred to in this section as the system ) to remotely locate the positions of fire resources assigned to Federal Type 1 Wildland Fire Incident Management Teams. The system shall— use technology available to the Secretaries to remotely track the location of an active resource, such as a Global Positioning System; depict the location of each fire resource on the maps developed under section 4(b)(2); and operate continuously during the period any firefighting personnel are assigned to the applicable Federal wildland fire.
The Secretary concerned shall— operate the system during a wildland fire to increase— the safety of employees, officers, and contractors; and the effectiveness of the management of the wildland fire; and conduct training and maintain a culture such that an employee, officer, or contractor shall not rely on the system for safety.