On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the Challenges Facing Forest Management, Wildfire Suppression, and Wildland Firefighters Ahead of the 2023 Wildfire Year."

Witnesses and Testimony

Ms. Jaelith Hall-Rivera
Deputy Chief
State and Private Forestry
Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC 

Mr. Jeff Rupert
Director
Office of Wildland Fire
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC

Panel II: 

Ms. Ranatta McNair
Board Member
National Association of Forest Service Retirees
Bend, OR 

Mr. Matt Dias
President
California Forestry Association
Sacramento, CA 

The Honorable Greg Bolin
Mayor
Paradise, CA 

Ms. Courtney Schultz
Associate Professor of Forest and Natural Resource Policy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
[Minority Witness]