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Subject:Board Correspondence: FW: Fighting Fires, Not Red Tape
Date:Monday, June 30, 2025 11:49:35 AM
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From: Congressman Doug LaMalfa <CA01DL.Outreach@mail.house.gov>
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2025 4:06 PM
To: Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net>
Subject: Fighting Fires, Not Red Tape
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Fighting Fires, Not Red Tape
As another fire season begins, I’m glad to report that my bill, the Forest Protection and Wildland
Firefighter Safety Act, was included in the larger permitting package we moved through the
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
This legislation is straightforward: it allows the U.S. Forest Service to keep using aerial fire
retardant without having to jump through a permitting process that could cripple our ability to
respond quickly when fires start.
In California alone, over 15 million acres have burned since 2013. In our district, we’ve seen four
of the five largest fires in state history. Retardant is a vital tool firefighters use to stop these
blazes before they reach our towns. But thanks to a 2022 lawsuit by environmentalists, the
Forest Service now has to secure permits that could take years and vary across 47 states,
creating a logistical mess when time is of the essence.
Despite claims that this weakens the Clean Water Act, this bill simply builds on a decades-old
existing exemption for forest work and lets firefighters keep using already-tested, approved
products. Our state burns every year. We cannot afford to take tools away from the people
trying to save lives. I’m glad to see this bill move through committee and I hope to see it on the
House floor soon.
You can watch my remarks on the importance of this piece of legislation here.
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Sincerely,
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Doug LaMalfa
Member of Congress
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