Sen. Wyden Further Presses USDA, Interior for Detailed Plans on Firefighter Shortage, Wildfire Prevention
September 15, 2022
September 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letters on Sept. 14, 2022:
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., requested again that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Department of the Interior (DOI) provide detailed plans on how the agencies will use the recent increases he secured in funding for wildfire prevention and to further address wildland firefighter staffing shortages. Wyden's letters to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Agriculture Secretary . . .
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., requested again that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Department of the Interior (DOI) provide detailed plans on how the agencies will use the recent increases he secured in funding for wildfire prevention and to further address wildland firefighter staffing shortages. Wyden's letters to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Agriculture Secretary . . .