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Tribes, counties and conservation groups urge Congress and state to shore up wildfire response and restore '11‑68' funding
Summary
Public testimony on House Joint Memorial 4009 urged Congress to preserve federal wildfire response capacity and state lawmakers to restore '11‑68' wildfire resilience funding, citing public‑health, economic and landscape benefits of prevention and rapid response.
The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee received extensive testimony in support of House Joint Memorial 4009, which urges Congress to ensure federal wildland fire resources remain able to protect communities, watersheds and firefighter health.
Representative Springer, the memorial's prime sponsor, told the committee wildfire is a regional challenge and urged federal partnership as much of Washington’s wildland is federally owned. Speakers from tribal…
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