05/17/2021
https://www.congress.gov...
"My understanding is that the west has become a real problem for fire. Since 2017 wildfire has burned 10 million acres in my state, California, killed nearly 200 people, and destroyed more than 32,000 ..."
"I see these fires and I see what can happen, and I really don't know what we can do to give you the resources to put up those--the ability to stop big massive fire in our state."
"We have got to hire enough people to handle what is going to happen with global warming? And that particularly goes for my state. And I am very concerned."
"The agencies have been chronically understaffed, many Federal wildland firefighters are moving to state jobs, particularly in my state because the pay is better."