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AS FIRE SEASON BEGINS, CORTEZ MASTO JOINS BIPARTISAN PUSH TO INCREASE WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION

Press Release

Date: June 6, 2023
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Infrastructure Natural Resources

"Investing in our federal wildland firefighters is a matter of national security as critical infrastructure, homes, communities, structures, and natural resources are at grave and growing risk of catastrophic wildfire. As the 2023 fire season begins, Congress must support our nation's federal wildland firefighters and ensure the federal government has a robust and resilient workforce.

Wildland firefighters are on the front lines of these crises, protecting homes and communities, and helping reduce megafires' severity and scope. Despite their critical importance, federal wildland firefighters are stretched to their breaking point. Firefighters deserve fair pay, support for their mental and physical health, and time to recover from their dangerous work. In a future with increasingly catastrophic wildfires, Congress cannot wait to ensure that the federal government has the necessary workforce to protect communities."


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