STATEWIDE DATABASE OF FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT.

(a) In this section, "fire department" means:

(1) a volunteer fire department; or

(2) a department of a municipality, county, or special district or authority that provides firefighting services.

(b) The Texas A&M Forest Service shall create and maintain a comprehensive database that shows in real time the statewide inventory of firefighting equipment available for use in responding to wildfires.

(c) The database must:

(1) include a description of the type of firefighting equipment each fire department in this state has available for use in responding to wildfires;

(2) include contact information for the fire department with the equipment;

(3) be searchable by location and equipment type; and

(4) be accessible by all fire departments in this state and allow each fire department to update the database information regarding the fire department's available equipment.

(d) The Texas A&M Forest Service shall:

(1) establish and maintain an electronic system to at least annually notify a fire department that provides the department's firefighting equipment information to the database of the requirement to update the information in the database; and

(2) assist a fire department that provides the department's firefighting equipment information to the database in updating the database annually or as soon as practicable after any change in equipment availability.