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Deputy Chief Hall-Rivera testimony: Examining federal wildfire response, firefighter recruitment

June 9, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC—On Thursday, June 8, Deputy Chief Jaelith Hall-Rivera, State, Private, and Tribal Forestry, testified before the Senate Committee on Natural Resources.

The hearing examined the federal response to escalating wildfires and to evaluate reforms to land management and wildland firefighter recruitment and retention.

Read the deputy chief's testimony here.