{"id":4455,"date":"2022-04-13T14:34:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T21:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newsmolo.com\/EDC\/2019\/?p=4455"},"modified":"2022-04-15T14:47:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T21:47:09","slug":"ending-the-let-it-burn-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.newsmolo.com\/EDC\/2019\/2022\/04\/13\/ending-the-let-it-burn-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ending The “Let It Burn” Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Placerville, CA) \u2013 Congressman Tom McClintock brought H.R. 6903 to the floor of congress, which was then referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.<\/p>\n
H.R. 6903<\/a>\u00a0requires the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfire. The legislation would prevent the U.S. Forest Service (USDA) from allowing wildfires to burn without immediate suppression. While it seems like common sense to NOT \u201clet it burn\u201d on forest land, there has been efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to allow wildfires to burn as an affordable alternative to hiring labor for mastication and other forest management.<\/p>\n
Supervisor George Turnboo has been working with Tom McClintock to end the \u201clet it burn\u201d policy held by the U.S. Forest Service. George has proposed that the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors publicly stand behind Tom McClintock\u2019s efforts.<\/p>\n
Watch Tom McClintock Speak On the House Floor<\/a><\/p>\n