DC06D852A13EE04B87258B78005365DF Hearing Summary

U.S. Representative
Brittany Pettersen gave the following presentation to the committee: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/committees/rep._pettersen_8_13_24_wildfire_matters_review_interim_committee_presentation_.pdf

To start her presentation,
Rep. Pettersen went over the areas that are in her district and spoke about
the importance of wildfire matters in her area. She spoke about the recent
fires in the state and how many citizens were affected by them. She shared
statistics for those affected by wildfires nationally including the area
affected and the total cost.

Madeline McDonald, Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission, spoke about the make up of the commission and the work they have done. She covered the overarching themes of the commission and their work. She shared recommendations including proactive forest and rangeland management and proactive wildfire recovery preparedness.

Representative Petterson spoke about the federal priorities for wildfire prevention including firefighter recruitment and funding for wildfire response from both a local and federal level. She shared her legislative work related to wildfire prevention. The presenters spoke about important things to consider when working on wildfire policy in the state.

Members of the panel answered questions from members of the committee.