,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #gda  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bj1 #bjbf,ms4   
,hirono submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,designat+ ,may
 #bjbf z ,national ,wildfire ,prep>$ness
 ,mon?4  ,:]eas wildfires across !      
contigu\s ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,alaska1       
,hawaii1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates t]ritories h 
increas$ 9 scale1 complexity1 & sev]ity1
 fire seasons h l5g!n$ 9 _m p>ts ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates to encompass ! entire ye>1
 & wildfire has become a ?reat 9 regions
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t h little or no     
hi/ory ( wildfire2 ,:]eas1 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates f #bjaf to #bjbe1 #fcd1jeb       
wildfires burn$1 consum+ a total (      
#gj1edc1cfg acres2 ,:]eas1 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates f ,janu>y #a to ,may #a1 #bjbf1  
#a1hdh1baj acres h burn$1 :i* is #id    
p]c5t high] ?an ! previ\s #aj-ye>       
av]age1 & #bd1jff wildfires h be5       
report$1 :i* is #ej p]c5t high] ?an !   
previ\s #aj-ye> av]age2 ,:]eas1 f ,may  

#bjbf to ,augu/ #bjbf1 ov] #dj p]c5t (  
,/ates 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are expect$ to 
face above normal risk = significant    
wildfire ev5ts2 ,:]eas ne>ly #he p]c5t (
 wildl& fires 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are     
caus$ by humans2 ,:]eas ,f$]al wildfire 
suppression ef=ts co/ m ?an             
#c1jjj1jjj1jjj p] ye>1 & ! total co/ (  
wildfire damage across ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
is e/imat$ to be t5s to hundr$s (       
billions ( doll>s p] ye>2 ,:]eas        
significant inve/m5ts 9 proactive       
plann+1 mitigation1 & risk r$uction are 
necess>y = ! ,unit$ ,/ates to c\nt]act  
increas+ly sev]e wildfire risk1 damage1 
& loss2 ,:]eas firefight]s are on !     
front l9es & are at an increas$ risk (  
develop+ canc] & respiratory diseases   
because !y are expos$ to smoke & haz>d\s
 *emicals 9 ! l9e ( duty2 ,:]eas !      
effects ( long-t]m exposure to wildfire 
smoke w h>m m p1 z p>ticulate pollution 
c cause a/hma attacks1 he>t attacks1    
/rokes1 & ev5 dea?2 ,:]eas prev5tative  
measures exi/ to help individuals &     

communities increase _! fire resili5ce  
?r\gh-- 7#a7 r$uc+ ! risk ( home        
ignition by us+ fire-resi/ant           
con/ruction mat]ials & ma9ta9+ y>d      
vegetation2  7#b7 community plann+ t    
r$uces home wildfire exposure &         
increases access = firefight]s2  7#c7   
evacuation plann+ & assi/ance = p & _!  
animals2  7#d7 vegetation & =e/         
managem5t2 &  7#e7 limit$ use (         
combu/ibles dur+ high heat or dri]      
seasons1 includ+ fireworks1 exhau/1 &   
op5 flames2 & ,:]eas a nationally       
designat$ ,wildfire ,prep>$ness ,mon?-- 
7#a7 increases aw>5ess ( ! ?reat (      
wildfires & ! k ( lifesav+ &            
fire-mitigation practices2 &  7#b7      
promotes educational initiatives1       
enc\rages community programm+1 &        
increases ov]all k & prep>$ness3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7         
designates ,may #bjbf z ,national       
,wildfire ,prep>$ness ,mon?2  7#b7      
enc\rages increas$ aw>5ess (1 &         
prep>$ness =1 ! ?reat ( wildfires &     

subsequ5t suppression ef=ts at ! ,f$]al1
 ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal levels (       
gov]nm5t1 includ+ ,alaska ,native &     
,native ,hawaiian communities1 & by     
nongov]nm5tal organizations &           
communities2 &  7#c7 supports res\rces &
 educational initiatives t communicate  
h[ communities at risk ( exposure to    
wildfire haz>ds c take prev5tative      
measures1 includ+ home h>d5+1 l&        
managem5t practices t r$uce or remove   
highly flammable grasses & %rubs1       
in/itut+ or enhanc+ e>ly w>n+ sy/ems1   
r$uc+ unplann$ human ignitions1 r$uc+   
adv]se heal? impacts f smoke & fire     
exposure1 & safely & effici5tly evacuat+
 p & _! animals4