Forest Service Chief Reviews Fire Season, Calls for Two-Part Solution to Fire Budget (ERS - ...

(Source: ERS - Economic Research Service) Release No. 0283.15 Contact: Office of Communications (202)720-4623 Printable version Email this page Forest Service Chief Reviews Fire Season, Calls for Two-Part Solution to Fire Budget WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2015 - Today, U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell reviewed the 2015 fire season and provided insight into longer term trends and challenges for the agency during before the House Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee. Tidwell highlighted concerns over the increasing cost of suppressing wildfire, emphasizing that more than half of the agency's annual budget now goes toward fire suppression. Tidwell outlined two key issues the Forest...