2025S0019-1 01/10/25
By: Sparks S.B. No. 767
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to creating a database of the firefighting equipment in
the state available for use in responding to wildfires.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 418.004, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subdivision (15) to read as follows:
(15) "Forest service" means the Texas A&M Forest
Service.
SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 418, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 418.059 to read as follows:
Sec. 418.059. STATEWIDE DATABASE OF FIREFIGHTING
EQUIPMENT. (a) The forest service shall create and maintain a
comprehensive database that shows in real time the statewide
inventory of firefighting equipment that is available for use in
responding to wildfires.
(b) The database must:
(1) include a description of the type of firefighting
equipment each fire department in the state has available for use in
responding to wildfires;
(2) include contact information for the fire
department that has the equipment;
(3) be searchable by location and equipment type; and
(4) be accessible by all fire departments in the state
and allow each fire department to update the information in the
database regarding the equipment the fire department has available.
(c) The forest service may assist fire departments who
choose to provide equipment information in updating the database
annually or as soon as practicable after any change in the
availability of the department's firefighting equipment.
(d) In this section, "fire department" includes a volunteer
fire department or an emergency services district.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.