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gosullivan
Friday, March 15, 2013 - 8:28am
March 14, 2013
The Honorable Harold Rogers
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Nita Lowey
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Michael K. Simpson
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable James P. Moran
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Chairmen Rogers and Simpson and Ranking Members Lowey and Moran,
The Fire Suppression Funding Solutions Partner...
gosullivan
Friday, March 15, 2013 - 8:21am
March 14, 2013
The Honorable Barbara Mikulski
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Richard Shelby
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Jack Reed
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Lisa Murkowski
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Chairwoman Mikulski, Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Shelby and Ranking Member Murkowski,
The Fire Suppression Funding Solutions Partner Caucus thanks you for proposing adjustments in the full...
gosullivan
Friday, December 21, 2012 - 3:26pm
December 21, 2012
The Honorable Harry Reid
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Mitch McConnell
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Majority Leader Reid and Minority Leader McConnell:
The undersigned organizations urge you to include Amendment #3350 which provides supplemental funds to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation as part of the disaster relief package. Our organizations have been part of the Fire Suppression Funding Solutions Partner Caucus...
tbeckman
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 12:53pm
The Fire Suppression Funding Solutions Partner Caucus writes to you as you complete work on FY13 appropriations for Interior, Environment and Related Agencies. Our diverse coalition came together in 2009 to support the solution to the impacts of increasing suppression costs on Forest Service and Department of Interior (DOI) programs provided through the FLAME Act.
Fiscal Year 2012 appropriations included large reductions, below the 10 year average of past expenditures, for both the Forest...
NASF Letter: McCain/Feinstein/Nelson - Support of Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 2012
gosullivan
Friday, August 3, 2012 - 11:54am
August 3, 2012
The Honorable John McCain
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Diane Feinstein
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Bill Nelson
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senators McCain, Feinstein and Nelson:
The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) greatly appreciates your efforts to enhance the nation’s ability to respond to wildland fire by enhancing the aviation resources at the USDA Forest Service. State foresters...
Anonymous (not verified)
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 11:48am
Jodi KramerUSDA Forest Service 16002 Ontario Street Sandpoint, ID 83864
Dear Jodi:
The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) supports the U.S. Forest Service aerial delivery of fire retardants under "Guidelines for Aerial Application of Retardant or Foam Near Waterways" (2000 Guidelines), which are designed to minimize the impact of aerially delivered fire retardants on aquatic life and habitat. The existing guidelines are reasonable and prudent and minimize adverse impacts of aerial...
Anonymous (not verified)
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 12:49pm
The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) supports the USDA Forest Service's proposed action to continue the aerial delivery of fire retardants under "Guidelines for Aerial Application of Retardant or Foam Near Waterways," which are designed to minimize the impact of aerially delivered fire retardants on aquatic life and habitat. The existing guidelines are reasonable and prudent and minimize adverse impacts of aerial retardant on aquatic life and habitat.
Often the use of fire...
Anonymous (not verified)
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 1:43pm
Dear Appropriators,
As the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee considers the FY2011 budget for the USDA Forest Service(USFS) and the Department of the Interior (DOI), we the undersigned request your support to:
• Fully fund the FLAME Funds created for the USFS and DOI in the Federal Land Assistance,Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME Act);• Restore other agency budgets that have been negatively impacted by rising suppression costs;• Enforce the quarterly reporting requirements to...
Anonymous (not verified)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 7:46pm
Dear Director Blair,
The National Association of State Foresters is pleased to learn that the Congress and the Director of National Intelligence are reviewing the performance of 1999-2000 Hazard Support System (HSS) and has directed the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency to investigate the feasibility of restoring a National level wildfire detection capability.
Federal, state and local firefighters work side by side to protect American lives, homes and natural resources, and state...
Anonymous (not verified)
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 7:25pm
Dear Ms. Suh and Mr. Jensen:
On behalf of the National Association of State Foresters (NASF) I would like to thank you for your support in addressing the rising costs of emergency wildland fires and your sustained interest in wildland fire issues. The Administration's proposal and your subsequent testimony on partitioning the emergency costs from the non-emergency fire costs helped lead to the much-needed first step with the passage of the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (...