This morning we are here to discuss the president s fiscal year 2025 budget request. I thank chief randy moore and the budget director mark licken stein for being with us this morning. Thank you both. I look forward to hearing about the justification for the 6. 5 increase requested over fiscal year 2024 enacted appropriations. Although may would normally be just the start of the fire season, we have had record breaking wildfires as is becoming all too often. In february, wile it was still snowing, over one million acres in texas burned. Killing two people and destroying 130 homes. All signs point to a very active fire year in the u. S. I know my colleagues from western states are on pins and needles watching the next ignition that could devastate their communities. Our committee has considered several bills that would support and improve Wildfire Response network from increasing the use of technology for wildfire detection to integrating the local communities, loggers, and volunteer fi
Resources committee. During his remarks, chief moore also talks about efforts to mitigate wildfires as the dry season approaches. For parts of the western united states. This is an hour and 25 minutes. This morning we are here to discuss the president s fiscal year 2025 budget request. I thank chief randy moore and the budget director mark licken stein for being with us this morning. Thank you both. I look forward to hearing about the justification for the 6. 5 increase requested over fiscal year 2024 enacted appropriations. Although may would normally be just the start of the fire season, we have had record breaking wildfires as is becoming all too often. In february, wile it was still snowing, over one million acres in texas burned. Killing two people and destroying 130 homes. All signs point to a very active fire year in the u. S. I know my colleagues from western states are on pins and needles watching the next ignition that could devastate their communities. Our committee has cons
Good morning, im pleased it call this subcommittee competing on conservation climate forestry and Natural Resources and grateful the Ranking Member marshall for his partnership in organizing the hearing on with respect water reulgts. I know he shares my concern about the unprecedented drought the west faces as it is relates it declining water levels in the aquifer. Spourp simple. To sound the locker room about the water crisis in the American West. It has not been there dry in 1200 years. If we dont get our act together here it will not only put our with respect agriculture at risk but the American West. My state is at the head waters of the Colorado River which starts as snow melt before cutting across 1400 miles to the sea offer tez the river basin is the life blood and provides the Drinking Water for 40 Million People over s states. It irgates favor million acres of agriculture and under pins the 26 billion and running out of water. The two largest reservoirs lake powell and lake im
Good morning, im pleased it call this subcommittee competing on conservation climate forestry and Natural Resources and grateful the Ranking Member marshall for his partnership in organizing the hearing on with respect water reulgts. I know he shares my concern about the unprecedented drought the west faces as it is relates it declining water levels in the aquifer. Spourp simple. To sound the locker room about the water crisis in the American West. It has not been there dry in 1200 years. If we dont get our act together here it will not only put our with respect agriculture at risk but the American West. My state is at the head waters of the Colorado River which starts as snow melt before cutting across 1400 miles to the sea offer tez the river basin is the life blood and provides the Drinking Water for 40 Million People over s states. It irgates favor million acres of agriculture and under pins the 26 billion and running out of water. The two largest reservoirs lake powell and lake im
how many times had you attempted to quit before? countless. what made this time different? a lot with the chiefs program. known as the hope initiative, a collaboration between thomas bayshore, and hank draper. the program battles the opiod epidemic one addict at a time. if they have drugs or paraphernalia on them, they can turn it over to us at any time and we facilitate them getting into recovery. how important was it to build trust in this community? when you re saying bring your drugs in and we won t charge you? i mean, it s huge from a community policing aspect, our word should be our bond. the chief says its success has led to a reduction in crime. things like shoplifting and larceny, breaking into cars. we have saw a 40% drop last