Full Committee Hearing to Examine the Federal Response to Escalating Wildfires and to Evaluate Reforms to Land Management and Wildland Firefighter Recruitment and Retention<br /><br />June 8, 2023<br />10:00 AM<br />366 Dirksen Senate Office Building<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />Opening Remarks<br /><br /> Sen. Joe Manchin<br /> Chairman<br /> Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources<br /><br /> Sen. John Barrasso<br /> Ranking Member<br /> Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources<br /><br />Witness Panel 1<br /><br /> Mr. Jeffrey Rupert<br /> Director, Office of Wildland Fire<br /> U.S. Department of the Interior<br /><br />Ms. Jaelith Hall-Rivera<br />Deputy Chief of State, Private, and Tribal Forestry<br />USDA Forest Service<br /><br />Ms. Kelly Norris<br />Interim State Forester<br />Wyoming State Forestry Division<br /><br />Mr. Cardell D. Johnson<br />Director, Natural Resources and Environment<br />U.S. Government Accountability Office<br /><br />United States Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources<br />Congressional Hearings<br /><br />#firefighters #wildfires #forestfires #naturalresources #governmentoversight #senatehearing #congressionalhearing #uscongress
