Wildfire Risks
The deputy chief of the U.S. Forest Service, local officials, and business leaders testified on the need to fund project…
The purpose of the hearing is to explore wildland fire preparedness and to consider the President’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2015 for… read more
The purpose of the hearing is to explore wildland fire preparedness and to consider the President’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2015 for the Forest Service. The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. Panel 1: The Honorable Dianne Feinstein U.S. Senator California The Honorable John McCain U.S. Senator Arizona The Honorable Mike Crapo U.S. Senator Idaho Mr. Ken Pimlott Director California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Sacramento, CA Mr. Dan Gibbs Commissioner Summit County Breckenridge, CO Mr. David Tenney Supervisor Navajo County Holbrook, AZ Panel 2: Mr. Tom Tidwell U.S.D.A. Forest Service Ms. Kim Thorsen Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Safety, Resource Protection and Emergency Services Department of the Interior close
The deputy chief of the U.S. Forest Service, local officials, and business leaders testified on the need to fund project…
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified on her department’s fiscal year 2013 budget request. She answered questions…
Jeffrey Zients testified on President Obama’s fiscal year 2013 budget proposal.
Forest Service and Interior Department officials testified on the preparedness of federal agencies for the wildfire seas…