Rep. Fernandez: GAO Report Following Hermit Peak/Calf Canyon Fires Reveals Critical Holes in Forest Service Prescribed Burn Protocols
July 09, 2024
July 09, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on July 8, 2024:
Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03) announced the release of a comprehensive report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) following an investigation into the U.S. Forest Service's prescribed burn protocols. This investigation, which the Congresswoman secured in June 2022, comes two years in the wake of the devastating Hermit's Peak/Calf Can . . .
Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03) announced the release of a comprehensive report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) following an investigation into the U.S. Forest Service's prescribed burn protocols. This investigation, which the Congresswoman secured in June 2022, comes two years in the wake of the devastating Hermit's Peak/Calf Can . . .