Hearing to receive testimony on the Federal government’s role in wildfire management, the impact of fires on communities, and potential improvements to be made in fire operations

May 5, 2015
10:00 AM

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to receive testimony on the Federal government’s role in wildfire management, the impact of fires on communities, and potential improvements to be made in fire operations.

The hearing will take place on May 5, 2015 at 10 a.m. in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

The hearing will be webcast live here on the energy panel’s website. 

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Opening Remarks

  • Chairman Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

    Chairman
    Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee
  • Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

Witness Panel 1

  • Mr. Thomas Tidwell

    Chief, U.S. Forest Service
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Dr. Stephen Pyne

    Regents' Professor & Distinguished Sustainability Scholar
    School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
  • Dr. Sharon Hood

    Post-Doctoral Researcher, College of Forestry & Conservation
    University of Montana
  • Mr. Bruce Hallin

    Director of Water Rights and Contracts
    Salt River Project
  • Mr. Bob Eisele

    Watershed and Fire Analyst
    County of San Diego, CA - Retired