Photo by Bill Gabbert. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen spoke to members of Congress remotely from a spacious office. She had two clear opportunities to accept or ask for more funding in two very important inadequately budgeted areas, fuels treatment and aerial firefighting.
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What I can speak to Congressman is the science. It is the policy of Congress and the Administration on how fast we go. We need to do better. Forest Fire Pros And Cons have more to do to make a difference, a significant difference, on the landscape. In a discussion with Representative Susie Lee Nevada the Chief this web page their data shows that when a wildfire spreads into an area that has been treated to reduce fuels, 86 percent of the time the fire behavior reduces significantly into a low-intensity fire.
Funding for aerial firefighting At in the video below Rep. Mike Simpson from Idaho was discussing aerial firefighting, and point blank asked Foreest how much money Peos you need? But I have to say, you know it was, let me see, 16 years ago I was the new state forester in the state of Washington and my first time before this committee, you were ranking member……….
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We are studying the question about going to a Foreat contract, what the pros and cons are. It will be going through clearance in a matter of a few days and it will be getting to the committee here shortly. But we think we are really on the right track with our air tankers.
And thank you for being such a help and an advocate for getting us get the right resources. Fire Aviation wrote about these critical issues in December, and October, Here is a brief excerpt from the latter: These one-year firefighting aircraft contracts need to be converted to year contracts, and the number of Type 1 helicopters must be restored to at least the 34 we had for years. In addition to aircraft, the federal agencies need to have much more funding for activities that can prevent fires from starting and also keep them from turning into megafires that threaten lives, communities, and private Fird
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