The FWFSA is in Washington DC This Week

Business Manager Casey Judd will be in Washington DC this week to attend the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee hearing on Agency fire preparedness. This hearing was originally scheduled for June 5th but was postponed due to the untimely death of one of the Committee members, Sen. Thomas of Wyoming on June 4th. He is also scheduled to meet with key congressional offices to address wildland firefighter issues in California, Colorado & Alaska among others.

Casey has also been invited to meet with staff from the Office of Management & Budget (OMB). He plans to discuss the methodology of the Administration continuing to place a priority on suppression rather than preparedness and attempt to educate OMB on the FWFSA's position with respect to fire budgets. It is important to note that the staff person he will be meeting with is a former federal wildland firefighter and has recently sought out the FWFSA's opinion on a number of Agency budget related issues.

Casey will also be meeting with OPM and staff from the Government Reform Committee to discuss the lack of progress being made on the classification issue. As you may recall, it was the Government Reform Committee whose actions in June of 2006 helped the Federal Wildland Firefighter Classification Act be passed by the House of Representatives. Updates from Washington will be included in the "News & Legislation" section of our web site. Casey will be available through email during his trip at cjudd@fwfsa.org.

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