Full Committee hearing to examine federal and nonfederal collaboration, including through the use of technology, to reduce wildland fire risk to communities and enhance firefighting safety and effectiveness.
August 3, 2017
10:00 AM
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a hearing on Thursday, August 3, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. EDT in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
The purpose of the hearing is to examine federal and nonfederal collaboration, including through the use of technology, to reduce wildland fire risk to communities and enhance firefighting safety and effectiveness.
The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.
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Opening Remarks
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski
ChairmanSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources -
Sen. Maria Cantwell
Ranking MemberSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Witness Panel 1
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Ms. Victoria C. Christiansen
Deputy Chief, State and Private ForestryForest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture -
Mr. Bryan Rice
Director, Office of Wildland FireU.S. Department of the Interior -
Mr. Chris Maisch
State Forester, Alaska Department of Natural ResourcesOn Behalf of the National Association of State Foresters -
Mr. Steve King P.E.
Economic Development DirectorCity of Wenatchee, Washington -
Mary Ellen Miller Ph.D.
Research EngineerMichigan Tech Research Institute
