COMMISSIONER SID MILLER THANKS PRESIDENT TRUMP, USDA, AND DOI FOR BOLD MOVES TO IMPROVE WILDFIRE RESPONSE

Interior and Agriculture heads lay out plan for more efficient wildfire collaboration

In June, the Trump administration called for a consolidation of federal wildfire agencies “to achieve the most efficient and effective use of wildland fire offices.” Now federal leaders have released plans about how to carry out the order.

Wildfire services remain independent in new federal plans

Proposals to streamline federal wildfire services leave the two main firefighting agencies separate, according to documents released Sept. 15. This story also appeared in Mountain Journal Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins each announced their agencies’ response to a White House executive order with multi-page descriptions of how they plan to reform wildland fire response. Those include…

COMMISSIONER SID MILLER THANKS PRESIDENT TRUMP, USDA, AND DOI FOR BOLD MOVES TO IMPROVE WILDFIRE RESPONSE

“President Trump, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, and Interior Secretary Doug Burnam are taking bold, decisive action that protects our rangelands, our forests, and most importantly, the families who call rural America home.   For too long, Washington’s outdated rules and slow walking have put lives, ranches, and entire communities at risk. That ends now. Following President Trump’s guidance, we’ve develo…

The bold federal plan to overhaul US wildland fire management

The US Departments of the Interior and Agriculture have announced the creation of the US Wildland Fire Service to modernise wildfire management across the country.