United States · Bill · S
S. 1437 (114th)
Modular Airborne Firefighting System Flexibility Act
Introduced
21 May 2015
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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12 August 2025
Summary
Modular Airborne Firefighting System Flexibility Act This bill authorizes the National Guard to provide assistance to support civilian authority firefighting operations or activities, including aerial firefighting employment of the Modular Airborne Firefighting System. Such authority is based on a recognition of the basic premises of the National Incident Management System and the National Response Framework that: (1) incidents are typically managed at the local level first; and (2) local jurisdictions retain command, control, and authority over response activities for their jurisdictional areas.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 May 2015
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 May 2015
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 May 2015
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1437
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1437