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Bennet, Hickenlooper call for ‘halt’ to consolidation of federal firefighting forces into U.S. Wildland Fire Service

Senators warn that the rapid consolidation risks disrupting wildfire preparedness and diverting resources from land management agencies, with no clear public plan, lawmakers said.

U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are calling on the federal Department of Interior to “halt” its plans to consolidate firefighting forces into a singular entity, according to a news release. President Donald Trump’s administration last year proposed consolidating wildfire fighting forces from across the federal government into a new U.S. Wildland Fire Service. After the Department of Interior last month began consolidating firefig…

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Summit Daily News broke the news in on Saturday, February 28, 2026.
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