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Coalition urges Congress to treat wildfires as national security issue
Original: A growing coalition wants Congress to think about wildfires as a national-security challenge
A growing coalition is pushing Congress to approach wildfires as a national-security challenge rather than solely a natural disaster or land-management problem. The effort argues that increasingly severe fire seasons strain military and emergency resources and threaten infrastructure, energy grids and communities, warranting the kind of coordinated federal planning reserved for security threats.
Why now: Severe and worsening wildfire seasons are drawing renewed debate over how the federal government should classify and respond to the threat.
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- A growing coalition wants Congress to think about wildfires as a national-security challenge · federalnewsnetwork.com
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