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Interior proposes unified U.S. Wildland Fire Service to streamline federal wildfire response
Summary
Secretary Burgum told senators the budget reforms federal wildland fire management by creating a centralized U.S. Wildland Fire Service within the Department of the Interior to unify suppression, mitigation and coordination across multiple federal agencies.
Secretary Doug Burgum told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that the FY2026 proposal consolidates federal wildland fire responsibilities into a single U.S. Wildland Fire Service within the Department of the Interior, a change the administration says will improve operational coordination and response.
"The budget reforms federal wildland fire management to create operational efficiencies by unifying federal wildland fire responsibilities into a new centralized, U.S. Wildland fire service, within the Department of Interior," Burgum said. He told senators the consolidation would improve coordination among multiple agencies, standardize…
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