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Senators Question US Wildfire Readiness in Wake of Coronavirus

from Bloomberg Law, June 9, 2020

Senators Question US Wildfire Readiness in Wake of Coronavirus Bloomberg Law, June 9, 2020 Senators pressed federal fire officials to ramp up preparations for a potentially catastrophic wildfire season, amid challenges of protecting firefighters and the public from coronavirus exposure. "This is going to be a tough year if our predictions are right," Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said at a hearing. "And usually those predictions are not too far off." Committee members said they worry that the global pandemic, which has killed more than 110,000 Americans, could impact federal abilities to combat fires as firefighters struggle to protect themselves, their families, and local communities from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. READ MORE

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