AK HJR15

Urges the Governor, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Public Safety, municipalities, and Alaska's congressional delegation to prepare for the 2025 wildfire season in response to increasing fire frequency and severity from lower precipitation and rising temperatures

Calls for comprehensive interagency wildfire response plans for high-risk wildland-urban interface communities including Anchorage, Fairbanks, Kenai, Soldotna, and Southeast Alaska, with focus on single-access evacuation routes

Requests fuel reduction efforts including removing hazard trees, clearing rights-of-way, eliminating intersection obstructions, and repairing roads to support emergency response and evacuations

Encourages public outreach through programs like Ready, Set, Go! and Firewise USA, emergency notification system testing, and evacuation drills that plan for road closures and multiple simultaneous fires

Urges stationing ground and aerial firefighting assets near high-risk areas during peak season, improving water source access for firefighting operations, implementing advanced fire detection technology, and seeking increased federal funding for wildfire prevention