Leadership Corner
Today, we announced that a contract is awarded to Research Triangle Institute to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study on consolidating wildland fire management operations within the federal government. As many of you know, this work is part of the broader national wildfire reform efforts. In June 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order, “ Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response,” aimed at strengthening the nation’s wildfire readiness by increasing efficiency across federal agencies and giving state and local leaders greater authority to support wildfire mitigation and response efforts. Following that directive, the U.S. Department of the Interior consolidated its fire...
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