No, The USWFS Is Not In Limbo... As Some Reporting Suggests.

It’s Groundhog Day.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations put out its Bill Summary for wildland fire budgets for the 2026 fiscal year. All of this is being done to finalize budgets and avoid another government shutdown.

In its summary, they express that they do not endorse the consolidation of the Forest Service and Department of the Interior wild…