Heinrich Highlights Forest Restoration Impact On Fire Suppression

During a U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich underscored the need to increase wildfire suppression efforts and continued his call for wildfire funding reform. The hearing focused on a review of previous wildfire seasons to inform and improve future federal wildland fire management strategies. In the hearing, Senator Heinrich discussed how forest restoration could pay off economically by helping reduce the cost of fire suppression. November 17, 2015