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Wildfire risk, park maintenance and firefighter support dominate part of Burgum's confirmation hearing
Summary
Senators pressed nominee Doug Burgum on wildfire prevention, the national parks' deferred maintenance backlog and continued support and pay for wildland and federal firefighters.
Senators used Doug Burgum’s confirmation hearing to emphasize wildfire readiness, national park infrastructure needs and support for federal firefighters.
Nut graf: Multiple senators described recent catastrophic fires, rising costs of deferred maintenance in the National Park System, and the need for improved forest and fuels management; Burgum said he supports investing in parks and pledged to work with Congress on deferred maintenance funding.
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