The U.S Fire Administration and the Department of Homeland Security have 148 recommendations, but their top concerns are preparing communities.
Wildfire mitigation and disaster recovery were at the top of the agenda as the U.S. Fire Administration and the Department of Homeland Security testified in front of lawmakers on how to properly respond to the increasing threat.
Wildfires not only devour land and buildings, but upend the lives of people as well. Officials used the Maui fires in Hawaii that devastated Lahaina last year as an example. Currie recommended that FEMA and local agencies figure out before the fires what they're going to do with survivors. Lori Moore-Merrell, the U.S. fire administrator, believes more needs to be done to prevent disasters from becoming worse.
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