Full Committee Hearing to Examine the Federal Response to Escalating Wildfires and to Evaluate Reforms to Land Management and Wildland Firefighter Recruitment and Retention
June 8, 2023
10:00 AM
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
The hearing will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 10:00 am in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
The purpose of this hearing is to examine the Federal response to escalating wildfires and to evaluate reforms to land management and wildland firefighter recruitment and retention.
The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing concludes. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.
Archived Webcast
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Opening Remarks
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Sen. Joe Manchin
ChairmanSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources -
Sen. John Barrasso
Ranking MemberSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Witness Panel 1
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Mr. Jeffrey Rupert
Director, Office of Wildland FireU.S. Department of the Interior -
Ms. Jaelith Hall-Rivera
Deputy Chief of State, Private, and Tribal ForestryUSDA Forest Service -
Ms. Kelly Norris
Interim State ForesterWyoming State Forestry Division -
Mr. Cardell D. Johnson
Director, Natural Resources and EnvironmentU.S. Government Accountability Office
