Sec. 101. Middle Fire Leaders Academy (Report Recommendation 55)
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Not later than a 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of the Forest Service, in coordination with National Wildfire Coordinating Group, shall create a Middle Fire Leaders Academy which shall be open to Federal and non-Federal wildland fire response workforce employees. The Middle Fire Leaders Academy shall provide— rapid training and certification for emerging wildfire and beneficial fire leaders; and additional and expanded training of sufficient quality to enable managers and decision makers responsible for addressing wildfire incidents and prescribed burns to make informed decisions regarding the beneficial application and management of fire, including managing local fire regimes and other forms of beneficial fire use.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2035.