I hope that as my colleague and I continue to work on this, we certainly will not be shortchanging the volunteer fire departments because they are our best resource, in my opinion, right now to help us have a hasty response to wildfires.
Cantwell emphasizes the importance of volunteer fire departments in wildfire response.
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