Hearing: Oversight hearing titled “Examining the Challenges Facing Forest Management, Wildfire Suppression, and Wildland Firefighters Ahead of the 2023 Wildfire Year."

Subcommittee on Federal Lands (Committee on Natural Resources)

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 (2:00 PM)

1324 LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Ms. Jaelith Hall-Rivera
Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Added 05/12/2023 at 08:02 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2023 at 05:31 PM

Mr. Jeff Rupert
Director, Office of Wildland Fire, U.S. Department of the Interior

Added 05/12/2023 at 08:02 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2023 at 05:31 PM

Panel two

Mr. Greg Bolin
Mayor, Paradise, California

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2023 at 05:31 PM

Mr. Matt Dias
President, California Forestry Association

Added 05/12/2023 at 08:02 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2023 at 05:31 PM
  • Disclosure [PDF] Added 05/16/2023 at 05:31 PM
  • CV [PDF] Added 05/16/2023 at 05:31 PM

Ms. Ranotta McNair
Board Member, National Association of Forest Service Retirees

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2023 at 05:31 PM
  • Disclosure [PDF] Added 05/16/2023 at 05:31 PM

Dr. Courtney Schultz
Associate Professor of Forest & Natural Resource Policy, University of Colorado

Added 05/12/2023 at 08:02 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2023 at 05:31 PM
  • Disclosure [PDF] Added 05/16/2023 at 05:31 PM
  • CV [PDF] Added 05/16/2023 at 05:31 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing Memo [PDF] Added 05/12/2023 at 08:02 PM
  • Rep. Bentz -- National Wildfire Suppression Asoc. Statement FTR 05.18.23 [PDF] Added 05/31/2023 at 06:27 PM
  • USFS Answers for Rep Bentz [PDF] Added 10/27/2023 at 04:08 PM
  • DOI QFR Responses for Rep. Westerman [PDF] Added 10/27/2023 at 04:08 PM

Hearing Record

  • Official Transcript 118-28 [PDF] Added 03/07/2024 at 01:56 PM

First Published: May 10, 2023 at 04:24 PM
Last Updated: January 2, 2025 at 03:24 PM