Campaign Promises

Departments -> Interior -> Wildland Fire Management


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Wildland Fire ManagementGrade
IN-15 The Promise: "Will aggressively pursue an effective fire prevention, mitigation and land and forest management plan that decreases the fire risks that many communities are now facing."
When/Where: Obama-Biden Plan: "Committed to Wildfire Management and Community Protection" dated 10/18/08.
Source: https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/promise/277/pursue-a-wildfire-management-plan/
Status:Source is cited for confirmation of exact promise wording only, as it existed before original "When/Where" campaign document was deleted from archival websites.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, signed into law on 02/17/09 by President Obama, provided $500 million for "Wildland Fire Management" to the Forest Service under the Department of Agriculture (DOA). $250M of this amount was for "hazardous fuels reduction, forest health protection, rehabilitation and hazard mitigation activities on Federal lands" and $250M was for "State and private forestry activities including hazardous fuels reduction, forest health and ecosystem improvement activities on State and private lands using all the authorities available to the Forest Service."

There was also a provision for "Wildland Fire Management" funds in the ARRA for the Department of the Interior (DOI) in the amount of $15M.

DOI funding for Wildland Fire Management activities, including preparedness, suppression and hazardous fuels reduction was $855.9M (enacted) for FY2010. The same amount was to be authorized by Congress under the FY2011 Continuing Resolution, however actual funding was capped at $778.9M. Funding during the ensuing years of the Obama Presidency was as follows:
FY2012....$575.4M
FY2013....$794.7M
FY2014....$861.5M
FY2015....$896.8M
FY2016....$993.7M
FY2017....$1.007B

Further to the above DOI appropriations, the annual DOA Forest Service appropriations for Wildfire Management were as follows:
FY2010....$2.562B
FY2011....$2.097B
FY2012....$2.087B
FY2013....$2.579B
FY2014....$3.077B
FY2015....$2.636B
FY2016....$3.909B
FY2017....$3.175B

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