Search Results: keywords:"wildfire detection"

  • H. R. 4866 — An Act To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrator to improve fire weather and fire environment forecasting, detection, and local collaboration, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:4,524

    H.R. 4866, the "Fire Weather Development Act of 2024," directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to create a program to enhance forecasting, detection, and communication of fire weather and fire environments. The Act aims to provide accurate wildfire...

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    The "Fire Weather Development Act of 2024" is a plan that helps predict wildfires better and makes sure that different groups like firefighters and weather experts work together to keep people safe. It gives money for special tools like flying robots to watch for fires, but it needs to be careful with how it spends the money to avoid wasting it.

  • H. R. 582 — To establish a community protection and wildfire resilience grant program, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,633

    H.R. 582 aims to create a grant program to enhance community protection and resilience against wildfires. The bill outlines the development and funding of plans that involve local communities, government agencies, and organizations to improve early detection, public education, evacuation...

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    H.R. 582 is a plan to give money to towns and cities to help them get ready for wildfires. It will pay up to $1 billion each year to help people learn how to stay safe, make homes stronger, and plan what to do if a fire happens.

  • S. 3888 — To mandate the use of artificial intelligence by Federal agencies to adapt to extreme weather, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:5,390

    S. 3888, titled the “Transformational Artificial intelligence to Modernize the Economy against Extreme Weather Act” or the “TAME Extreme Weather Act,” proposes using artificial intelligence by federal agencies to adapt to extreme weather. The bill outlines the development of AI systems to...

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    This bill wants to use smart computer programs to help the government get ready for really bad weather, like storms and fires, by making better predictions and keeping things safe. It also wants to share these weather-predicting tools with others, unless it would make things unsafe to do so.