Examining the Challenges Facing Forest Management, Wildfire Suppression, and Wildland Firefighters Ahead of the 2023 Wildfire Year

House Natural Resources Committee
   Federal Lands Subcommittee
1324 Longworth

16/05/2023 at 02:00PM

On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the Challenges Facing Forest Management, Wildfire Suppression, and Wildland Firefighters Ahead of the 2023 Wildfire Year.”

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

Panel I:

  • Jaelith Hall-Rivera, Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Jeff Rupert, Director, Office of Wildland Fire, U.S. Department of the Interior

Panel II:

  • Ranatta McNair, Board Member, National Association of Forest Service Retirees, Bend, OR
  • Matt Dias, President, California Forestry Association, Sacramento, CA
  • Greg Bolin, Mayor, Paradise, CA
  • Courtney Schultz, Associate Professor of Forest and Natural Resource Policy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO