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TDawg's avatar

I would believe that the 180 day plan is already in draft form. Just a hunch. I'm trying to find out.

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The Hotshot Wake Up's avatar

Would love to know. You got my number, would be great to understand the details of the plan.

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Lazytrailnerd's avatar

Oof they are paused too? Better sort that out quick

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George Solverson's avatar

I look forward to details on a Golden Age National Wildland Fire Response Organization, particularly what will be included in the “for other purposes”? What are the performance expectations for all hazard/risk response (Past E.g., hurricanes, floods, H5NI, tornadoes, earthquakes, space shuttle crash, Mt. St. Helens Volcanic eruption, landscape/ watershed level mechanical fuels abatement, and prescribed fire missions). Details on OPM position descriptions/classifications and performance standards for international incident responses, and authorities working under unified command (ICS) especially with outfits like FEMA and CalFire. It will also be interesting to see how the vast numbers of federal employees/retirees assigned to IMTs, or single resources— the overhead/tactical militia, will be used, treated and paid to respond? Do we expect to see full-time HotShot crews in the future with an average age over forty? Exactly how many Wildland firefighters have made it to retirement age performing duties solely on the line (ICS-Operations positions from Div. Sup., on down)? In the history of Smoke Jumpers, how many have actually made it to retirement age jumping? Not many so far, I am certain.

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Elizabeth Guess?'s avatar

Where do state cooperators fall in all this, in regards to both?…

1) Cooperator contracts on hold?

2) In the proposed new wildfire bill?

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Mr. B's avatar

You mention the current Acting Chief of the Forest Service serving on a board of directors to the foundation recieving millions for forest bathing, I don't understand - Randy is still the appointed Chief, so who would that be? If true, that itself would be a major violation of policy - as a fed employee, you're not authorized to be serve on any boards in anything more than an advisory capacity. Do you have a link to review this further?

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Darin's avatar

do you have a link to the 5$$ million dollar grant they received? Can't seem to find it...

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Nate Winkler's avatar

https://www.fs.usda.gov/fs-tags/forest-bathing

Waste is in the eye of the beholder I suppose. I call it going out in the woods or going hunting, but whatever term you use, it’s important to reconnect folks to the natural world. Also, the spending habits in the name of fire suppression aren’t necessarily efficient and un-wasteful but that narrative isn’t comfortable to unpack in this venue.

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The Hotshot Wake Up's avatar

I’m all for it, peope should be encouraged to go outside. But when everyone is told we are out of money, people start looking for priority spending and things that are not priorities. 🙏

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Nate Winkler's avatar

But the question remains, who’s the arbiter of setting priorities? Thanks for responding

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The Hotshot Wake Up's avatar

Agency heads are submitting that info to OPM, which is the executive branch.

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Mo T's avatar

The argument could be made that both the legislative branch and the executives branch set priorities. Congress is creating the bill directing the Secretaries to design the single wildland fire agency, but the Secretaries are appointed by the President. So who really sets the priorities, it would be both legislative and executive.

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The Hotshot Wake Up's avatar

I’m trying to keep up.

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