,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ciaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #h1 #bjbj,mr4    
,man*9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,udall7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a presumption t
 c]ta9 firefight]s :o are ,f$]al        
employees & h ,,covid-#ai contract$ t   
disease :ile 9 ! p]=mance ( _! (ficial  
duties1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,,covid-#ai z a ,presumptive ,disease 9 
,wildl& ,firefight]s ,act4  #b4         
,,covid-#ai & ,f$]al firefight]s  7a7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,fire  
season ,! t]m fire season means ! p]iod 
beg9n+ on ,may #ae1 #bjbj1 & end+ on    
,novemb] #ae1 #bjbj4  7#b7 ,firefight]  
,! t]m firefight] means an employee1 z t
 t]m is def9$ 9 section #haja ( title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 :o-- 7,a7      
possesses a c]tification t qualifies !  
individual to "w on a wildl& fire       

incid5t 7commonly kn[n z an ,incid5t    
,qualification ,c>d72 &  7,b7 7i7       
occupies a position t id5tifies wildl&  
firefight+ z a prim>y job duty2 or  7ii7
 has be5 deploy$ to a wildl& fire       
incid5t1 z docum5t$ 9-- 7,i7 a res\rce  
ord]2 or  7,,ii7 ! ,int]ag5cy ,res\rce  
,ord]+ ,capability sy/em adm9i/]$ by !  
,secret>y ( ,agriculture or ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,int]ior4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m    
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (     
,work]s' ,comp5sation ,programs ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  7#d7 ,wildl& fire  
incid5t ,! t]m wildl& fire incid5t means
 a wildfire t-- 7,a7 occurs dur+ ! fire 
season2 &  7,b7 is-- 7i7 track$ 9 !     
,integrat$ ,report+ ( ,wildl&-,fire     
,in=mation s]vice2 or  7ii7 assign$ a   
unique fire code by a geographic area   
coord9ation c5t]4  7b7 ,pre-,"w te/+    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,consi/5t ) p>agraph 7#b71
 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior & ! ,secret>y 
( ,agriculture %all ensure t ea*        
firefight] :o is employ$ by ! applicable

 ag5cy-- 7,a7 is te/$ =-- 7i7           
,,covid-#ai2 or  7ii7 symptoms (        
,,covid-#ai2 or  7,b7 self-qu>ant9es = n
 less ?an #ad days & is det]m9$ to n h  
symptoms ( ,,covid-#ai ?r\gh ! use ( a  
,,covid-#ai scre5+ tool develop$ by !   
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior & ! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture4  7#b7 ,tim+ ( action ,!   
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior & ! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture %all take ! applicable     
action requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 )
 respect to a firefight] describ$ 9     
subsection 7a77#b77;,b77i7-- 7i7 be=e ! 
beg9n+ ( ! fire season2 or  7ii7 be=e ! 
firefight] p]=ms any "w z a firefight]  
dur+ ! fire season2 &  7,b7 ) respect to
 a firefight] describ$ 9 subsection     
7a77#b77;,b77ii71 be=e ! firefight]     
p]=ms any "w z a firefight] dur+ a      
wildl& fire incid5t4  7c7 ,comp5sation =
 "w injuries  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= !        
purposes ( sections #hajc & #habd (     
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 a        
firefight] describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 is  
deem$ to h be5 injur$ :ile 9 ! p]=mance 

( ! duty ( ! firefight]4  7#b7          
,eligibility  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a          
firefight] is describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph   
if-- 7i7 7,i7 ! firefight] records at a 
wildl& fire incid5t1 duty /ation1 or    
m$ical facility-- 7aa7 a fev] ( n less  
?an #ajj4e degrees ,fahr5heit1 z measur$
 ) a !rmomet]2 &  7bb7 a blood-oxyg5    
saturation level ( less ?an #id p]c5t1 z
 measur$ ) a pulse oximet]2  7,,ii7 a   
qualifi$ physician issues a writt5      
op9ion t ! firefight] likely has        
,,covid-#ai2 or  7,,iii7 ! firefight]   
has a positive ,,covid-#ai te/ result2 &
  7ii7 ! qualify+ ev5t ) respect to !   
firefight] "u clause 7i7 occurs-- 7,i7 )
 respect to a firefight] describ$ 9     
subsection 7a77#b77;,b77i71 dur+ ! p]iod
 beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! fire season  
beg9s & end+ on ! date t is #bh days    
aft] ! date on :i* ! fire season ends2 &
  7,,ii7 ) respect to a firefight]      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b77;,b77ii71 
dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* !  
firefight] is deploy$ to ! applicable   

wildl& fire incid5t & end+ on ! date t  
is #bh days aft] ! date on :i* t        
deploym5t ends4  7,b7 ,rese>* ,!        
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior & ! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture1 9 consultation ) !        
,secret>y1 may-- 7i7 rese>* ,,covid-#ai 
detection me?ods2 &  7ii7 modify ! li/ (
 symptoms describ$ 9 subp>agraph        
7,a77i77,i7 if any f9d+s made :ile      
conduct+ rese>* p]=m$ "u clause 7i7 (   
?is subp>agraph w>rant su* a            
modification4  7#c7 ,classification (   
injury ,) respect to a firefight] to :om
 ! presumption "u p>agraph 7#a7 applies1
 ! injury suff]$ by ! firefight] %all be
 consid]$ to result f ,,covid-#ai4  7#d7
 ,p]iod ( disability ,! p]iod (         
disability ) respect to a firefight] to 
:om ! presumption "u p>agraph 7#a7      
applies %all be det]m9$ 9 accordance )  
sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ha ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & ! rules issu$ "u 
t sub*apt]4  7d7 ,claims ,! ,secret>y   
may waive or modify ! requirem5ts "u any
 ( p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#f7 ( section  

#haba ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 )
 respect to a firefight] to :om !       
presumption "u subsection 7c77#a7       
applies if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t su*   
waiv] or modification is necess>y or    
appropriate 9 c>ry+ out ?is section4    
7e7 ,au?orization ( proc$ures ,!        
,secret>y %all exp$ite1 to ! maximum    
ext5t practicable1 au?orization = !     
furni%+ ( m$ical proc$ures & = bill     
process+ relat+ to treatm5t (           
,,covid-#ai = a firefight] to :om !     
presumption "u subsection 7c77#a7       
applies4