![]() ![]() ![]() Contact Editor Kathie Obradovich for questions: Follow Iowa Capital Dispatch on Facebook and Twitter.Already own Tinderbox? Be sure to get the latest version. Iowa Capital Dispatch maintains editorial independence. Iowa Capital Dispatch is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Those states include Idaho, Montana, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, Wyoming, California, Arizona, Nevada, South Dakota, Colorado, Utah and Minnesota. There are currently 83 large fires across 13 states that have burned more than 1.7 million acres of land, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, a government agency that serves as a support center for wildland fires and other emergency situations. ![]() J‘It’s a tinderbox situation’: Western governors ask Biden for better wildfire preventionīy Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 30, 2021 ‘It’s a tinderbox situation’: Western governors ask Biden for better wildfire preventionīy Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch He added that the administration was also working with FEMA and the Defense Logistics Agency to get ahead of emergency supply chain issues that have been disrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic. “There is a lot of money in here to help you manage the fires,” he said.īiden also suggested for states and county leaders to continue partnering with FEMA, as the agency approved 20 forest management assistant grants totaling $100 million to help states pay for the cost of fighting fires. He said there were also climate change provisions to help prevent many of the fires by clearing dead trees from forests and boosting personnel to help fight the fires. “It’s a tinderbox situation,” Gianforte said, adding that forests do not have good stewardship.īiden agreed and added that the upcoming infrastructure bill would help Western states battle wildfires. Gianforte told the president that the federal government needed to do a better job of clearing out dead trees. The governors in the briefing were Republicans Greg Gianforte of Montana, Brad Little of Idaho and Mark Gordon of Wyoming, and Democrats Tim Walz of Minnesota, Jay Inslee of Washington, Kate Brown of Oregon and Gavin Newsom of California.ĭuring the briefing, Gianforte told Biden that Montana has spent $13 million since July 1 to fight wildfires and that local communities have been devastated, according to a pool report. ![]() There are currently 83 large fires across 13 states that have burned more than 1.7 million acres of land, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, a government agency that serves as a support center for wildland fires and other emergency situations. “We’re in for a long fight this year, and the only way to meet those challenges is by working together.” “We’ve got big, complex wildfires burning across multiple areas,” Biden said. WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden met virtually with governors from Western and Midwestern states on Friday to discuss how federal intervention can best aid states battling wildfires, amid complaints from states about federal forest management. ![]()
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