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Lawmakers and fire managers press for funding, staff and land transfer options
Summary
Committee members and state officials discussed the department’s recent state funding, supplemental bills, personnel shortfalls and a proposal by legislators to seek federal land and equipment transfers to expand state control of forest management.
Arizona legislators and fire officials used a July 1 field hearing to press for more sustained funding, additional firefighting positions and consideration of federal land transfers to enable broader state management of forest restoration and fire preparedness. Representative Ben Marshall, chairing the hearing, said he has been in conversations with congressional delegations about returning federal lands and federal funding to state control and described discussions with U.S. House members to secure aircraft and other assets. Marshall told chiefs and representatives he has asked…
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