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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d1a3df8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d1a3df8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assembly Republican Wildfire Working Group Hosts Its Own Wildfire Forum After Oversight Hearing Cancelled<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e0c5a2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e0c5a2d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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hosted its own informational forum to discuss the barriers, challenges, and solutions to preventing catastrophic wildfires.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cAt a time when wildfires are raging across California, it is unconscionable that the wildfire oversight hearing was abruptly canceled,\u201d said Seyarto. \u201cFamilies are being evacuated and displaced, homes and habitats are being destroyed, and entire communities are burning to the ground. The people of California deserve transparency and accountability. They weren\u2019t getting it\u00a0 from the current administration, so my colleagues and I took action.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Fire and forestry experts traveled to the State Capitol to testify before lawmakers on best practices to prevent wildfires. They spoke on opportunities to improve firefighting operations, wildland fire mitigation, and recovery services, and measures to prevent wildfires and improve forest health.\u00a0<\/p><p>Led by Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), whose district includes the 2017 deadly Camp\u00a0 Fire in Paradise, lawmakers demanded more funding be dedicated according to the experts\u2019 advice.\u00a0<\/p><p>As a result of the hearing, the caucus is asking for the following resources:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>$500 million to the California Climate Initiative to be split between Fire Prevention and\u00a0 Forest Health Grants\u00a0<\/li><li>An exemption for all projects funded by the $500 million from CEQA\u00a0<\/li><li>Extending the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund commitment in SB 901 through 2028-29\u00a0 and making the $200 million a continuous appropriation<\/li><\/ul><p>Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Red Bluff), Assembly Republican Leader Marie Waldron (R-Escondido),\u00a0 Assemblyman Frank Bigelow (R-O\u2019Neals, CA), Assemblyman Steven Choi (R-Irvine), Assemblyman\u00a0 Megan Dahle (R-Madera), Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Kern County), Assemblyman Kelly Seyarto\u00a0 (R-Murrieta), Assemblyman Thurston \u201cSmitty\u201d Smith (R-Hesperia) and Assemblywoman Suzette\u00a0 Valladares (R-Santa Clarita) participated.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>The meeting\u2019s agenda can be viewed here:\u00a0https:\/\/bit.ly\/3jHnSZz\u00a0<\/p><p>Assemblymember Seyarto\u2019s remarks can be viewed here:\u00a0https:\/\/bit.ly\/3jycGOK\u00a0<\/p><p>2020 was the worst year for wildfires in California\u2019s recorded history. 4,257,863 acres burned, over\u00a0 10,000 structures were destroyed, and 33 people lost their lives. 2021 is on trend to surpass these numbers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41e38790 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