EDITORIAL: Where are McClintock, Denham in helping us fight wildfires?
There is legislation in
The Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, H.R. 2862, by Reps.
Without clearing brush, forests become unnaturally overgrown -- creating a tinderbox ready to explode into even more ferocious flames.
Congressional analysts say in 2016, wildfire "containment costs" consumed 56 percent of the
Failing to address the "borrowing' issue is self-defeating. Without prevention, the costs of fighting fire become far, far higher -- not to mention greater damage to private property and loss of life.
Last year, the Soberanes Fire raged across Big Sur for 82 days and cost
This is not the first time
With President
So what is keeping Rep.
Rep.
The cost of fighting forest fires is already too great in money, property and lives. We need to make sure firefighters have what's needed to fight them. Must we light a fire beneath McClintock and Denham to force their support for HR 2862?
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