KINGS’ QUEST, PLAYOFF PRIDE, AT 6:30 TONIGHT NIGHT. TODAY THE U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION HAS TRAVELED TO RANCHO CORDOVA FROM WASHINGTON TO HIGHLIGHT AMERICA’S WILDFIRE CHALLENGES AND ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF THE FULL REPORT ON BOTH FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL. KCRA’S ERIN HEFT WAS THERE WITH THE LATEST ON THIER EFFORTS TO PREVENT FIRES IN CALIFORNIA. >> TRAVELING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, AND FEMA ARE IN GREATER SACRAMENTO ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF WILDFIRES. >> TODAY THE NATION’S FIRE SERVICE LEADERS STAND SIDE-BY-SIDE TO ADDRESS THE FIRE PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN >> WILDFIRE, A PROBLEM WE KNOW WE FACE HERE IN CALIFORNIA, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO, SEEING IMAGES JUST LIKE THIS MANY HAVE GROWN USE TO THESE IMAGES SHOT FROM KCRA FIELD CREWS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS ON FIRES THAT TORE THROUGH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES. BUT THE ISSUE OF WILDFIRE IS ALSO A GROWING PROBLEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. TODAY OFFICIALS CAME TOGETHER TO CONFRONT AMERICA’S FIRE PROBLEM AND SHARE STRATEGY TO TACKLE THE ISSUE. >> THE DEMANDS OF THE JOB AND THE SHORTAGE OF RESOURCES MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SET ASIDE DEDICATED TIME FOR TRAINING INDIVIDUALLY, AS A CREW AND AS A TOTAL WORKFORCE >> TODAY IN FACT 99 MILLION PEOPLE OR 1/3 OF THE US POPULATION LIVES IN THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE ENVIRONMENT AND YET MOST HAVE LITTLE TO NO IDEA WHAT THE INTERFACE IS ARE THE DANGERS THAT IT POSES >> I THINK THE MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC IS WE LOSE SEVEN RESIDENTS IN AMERICA TO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRES EVERY DAY WE NEED TO CHANGE THAT >> IT DOES MY HEART WELL TO STAND HERE IN CALIFORNIA AND KNOW THAT YOU DO LEAVE THIS COUNTRY IN FIRE PROTECTION >> REDUCING THE RISK OF FIRES WITHIN COMMUNITIES, AND ADDRESSING HOW GOVERNMENT AGENCIES PLAN TO TACKLE CATASTROPHIC FIRE IN THE FUTURE. IN SACRAMENTO ERIN HEFT KCRA3 NE
US Fire Administrator highlights America’s wildfire challenge in a visit to Sacramento
The US Fire Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, and FEMA traveled across the nation, visiting Boise, Colorado Springs, and lastly Sacramento during the week prior to Earth Day
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Updated: 5:56 PM PDT Apr 20, 2023
In a visit to the Sacramento area Thursday morning, the U.S. Fire Administrator, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, along with fire service leaders from across the state and nation, addressed the growing challenge of wildfires.The group announced the release of a full report on both the prevention and control of destructive wildfires.The U.S. Fire Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency traveled across the nation, visiting Boise, Colorado Springs, and lastly, Sacramento during the week prior to Earth Day to address the steps they feel necessary to prevent future catastrophic fires and the potential loss of life.“Today, in fact, 99 million people, or 1/3 of the U.S. population, live in the wildland-urban interface environment, and yet most have little to no idea what the interface is or the dangers that it poses,” said Moore-Merrell.The group commented on the need for more education, less chemical-laden equipment, better safety education for the public and government policy adjustments that would lead to less frequent rates of fires and subsequent fatalities.The group called the approach the ‘whole-of-government’ strategy.During Thursday’s press conference, the group announced a prize competition with XPRIZE, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, to drive wildfire detection and extinguishment technologies.
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. — In a visit to the Sacramento area Thursday morning, the U.S. Fire Administrator, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, along with fire service leaders from across the state and nation, addressed the growing challenge of wildfires.
The group announced the release of a full report on both the prevention and control of destructive wildfires.
The U.S. Fire Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency traveled across the nation, visiting Boise, Colorado Springs, and lastly, Sacramento during the week prior to Earth Day to address the steps they feel necessary to prevent future catastrophic fires and the potential loss of life.
“Today, in fact, 99 million people, or 1/3 of the U.S. population, live in the wildland-urban interface environment, and yet most have little to no idea what the interface is or the dangers that it poses,” said Moore-Merrell.
The group commented on the need for more education, less chemical-laden equipment, better safety education for the public and government policy adjustments that would lead to less frequent rates of fires and subsequent fatalities.
The group called the approach the ‘whole-of-government’ strategy.
During Thursday’s press conference, the group announced a prize competition with XPRIZE, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, to drive wildfire detection and extinguishment technologies.
