Murray Sounds Alarm on Trump’s Reorganization of USFS & USDA Amidst Wildfire Season
reorganization at USDA that could threaten resources for wildland firefighting, and pressed USFS Chief Schultz for more information
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Cantwell & Colleagues Defend Crucial WA Wildfire Labs from Closures as Wildfire Season Begins
Forestry Sciences Laboratory in Wenatchee and the Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory in Seattle, both of which conduct … National Interagency Coordination Center issued an updated Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook and predicted the entire State
Cantwell Grills USFS Chief on Trump Admin Withholding Wildfire Funds Crucial for WA Preparedness Ahead of Peak Fire Season
reduction work for communities that are in the Wildland-Urban Interface in Northwest, Southwest, Eastern, and Central Washington … administration that would have eliminated funding for volunteer wildland firefighters, training, and equipment that private, local, and state
Murray & Cantwell Send Letter to Forest Service Chief Demanding Answers on Understaffed National Forest Trails
about the fired Washington state personnel certified for wildland firefighting. In Washington state, layoffs at the USFS resulted
Cantwell & Murray Send Letter to Forest Service Chief Demanding Answers on Understaffed National Forest Trails
about the fired Washington state personnel certified for wildland firefighting. In Washington state, layoffs at the USFS resulted
ROUNDUP: Cantwell Announces New Funding & Averts Devastating Cuts to Science, Weather Research, & Other Priorities
natural disasters, and eliminated funding that supports volunteer wildland firefighters. Read the full release HERE . Cantwell Applauds Funding
Cantwell Defends America's Extreme Weather & Natural Disaster Preparedness Programs From Sweeping Cuts
over 30%; and Eliminated funding that supports volunteer wildland firefighters, training, and equipment and funding that private, local … state landowners use to reduce wildland fire risk. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) serves as ranking member
Senate Passes Three-Bill Funding Package in 82-15 Vote
toward taking on wildfire and smoke threats, supporting wildland firefighters, modernizing our water infrastructure, and fulfilling our trust
Murray Floor Remarks on CJS, Energy & Water, Interior Funding Bills as Senate Takes Up Package
outright elimination, protects the pay of our federal wildland firefighters, and it rejects nearly $1 billion in Trump
Under Cantwell Pressure, Admin Releases Critical Wildfire Funds
fuels work on non-federal land in the wildland urban interface (WUI), to recover land that has been
The Trump Admin Is Withholding Approx. $20M From WA For The 2025 Wildfire Season. Cantwell: “Why Aren’t We Releasing The Funds?”
fuels work on non-federal land in the wildland urban interface (WUI), to recover land that has been … Academy Training sessions, which could result in 400 wildland firefighters not receiving training. Also
Sens. Cantwell & Gallego, Reps. Salinas & Ansari Lead Bicameral Legislation to Permanently Preserve Last Remaining Wild Forest Lands
America’s last remaining wild forestlands, which reduce wildland fire risk and store huge amounts of carbon … beauty, you care a lot about national forest wildlands. This bill would secure 60 million acres of those
Cantwell Slams Trump Budget that Relies on Selling Public Lands, Shortchanging LWCF
Cantwell points to the current National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook maps during the hearing* Video
NEW REPORT: Trump’s Mass Firings at NIOSH Spokane Research Lab Put Americans at Risk, Jeopardize Progress to Keep Workers Safe on the Job
western U.S. and Alaska, including commercial fishing, wildland firefighting, oil and gas extraction, and mining. They’re working … altitude, long distance commutes, remote locations, and wildland forest fires. NIOSH’s Western States Division (WSD)employs
Murray Meets with WA State Emergency Management Leaders, Hears How Trump’s Attacks on FEMA Threaten Emergency Response Ahead of Wildfire Season
Effective and sustainable resilience in the face of wildland fire requires cooperation and collaboration across all levels
Trump Admin Encourages Max $200k Pay for Political Appointees as It Fires Veterans, Cancer Researchers, & More—Murray, Democratic Colleagues Demand Answers, List of Top-Paid Political Staff
begins, the Forest Service is planning to layoff wildland firefighters—to name just a few of the consequences
Murray Slams Secretary Burgum’s Plans to Fire National Park Staff, Sell Off Public Lands, & Slash Funding for Tribes
about, and everyone should be, is our national wildland firefighting efforts and countless staff who provide the necessary
Senators Murray, Merkley, WA & Oregon Fire Officials Lay Out How Trump is Putting Wildfire Preparedness & Response at Risk
percent of USFS staff are trained in wildland firefighting, and these workers have helped support firefighting efforts across … January has affected USFS’ ability to hire seasonal wildland firefighters, as the administration is refusing to share critical
Cantwell: “Bad Idea” for Department of Energy to Sell Off BPA Assets
will you stop any cuts that will affect wildland firefighting efforts?” “I will absolutely evaluate any proposed cuts … should they be, you know, proposed for wildland firefighting cuts, and review those very closely,” MacGregor responded
Mass Firings at USFS and USDA Leave WA More Vulnerable to Wildfire Risks, Warns Cantwell in Letter to Agency Heads
Department of Agriculture employees were many with wildland firefighting certifications; Cantwell demands further information, reinstatement of fired personnel … many held “Red Cards,” which certify individuals for wildland firefighting. Further, it asks for the immediate reinstatement
Murray, Schrier, Larsen, WA Colleagues Urge U.S. Forest Service to Reinstate Fired Employees Critical to Wildfire Response, Timber Harvest
personnel serve as their primary protection in the wildland urban interface ,” wrote the lawmakers. “USFS also plays … expressed concerns about effects to their readiness, and wildland firefighters have reported waiting in limbo despite
Murray, Schrier, Larsen, WA Colleagues Urge U.S. Forest Service to Reinstate Fired Employees Critical to Wildfire Response, Timber Harvest
personnel serve as their primary protection in the wildland urban interface ,” wrote the lawmakers. “USFS also plays … expressed concerns about effects to their readiness, and wildland firefighters have reported waiting in limbo despite
Senator Murray Statement on Trump EO Ordering Reckless Mass Firings at Critical Agencies that Serve Americans
personnel across government—air traffic controllers, VA doctors, wildland firefighters, food safety inspectors, and more. Who on earth
Murray, Merkley, Heinrich Lead Western Senators in Letter to Interior Secretary, Acting Agriculture Secretary: Trump’s Illegal Funding Cuts Threaten Wildfire Mitigation Efforts
fuels reduction efforts, as well as any other wildland fire management programs that are working to reduce risk … reduction treatments is a primary recommendation in the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Report, a nonpartisan strategy