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flag Ten Democratic senators urge faster wildfire prevention efforts, citing inadequate progress and calling for more funding and coordination.

flag Ten Democratic senators, including Oregon's Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, have questioned the Forest Service chief over the pace and effectiveness of wildfire risk reduction efforts, expressing concern about insufficient progress in addressing growing wildfire threats across the U.S. flag The senators emphasized the need for increased funding, faster implementation of prescribed burns and forest thinning, and improved coordination between federal and local agencies to better protect communities and ecosystems.

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