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Joe Neguse: “The Forest Service has lost many red card holders.”

Featuring: Joe Neguse, Democratic | U.S. House Colorado, 2nd Congressional District

Joe Neguse Questions Interior Secretary on Wildfire Preparedness and National Park Service Staffing

Published June 12, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:44

I guess I'm just trying to get some representations that we have not lost fire personnel since last year. Because, as you probably know, I'm sure you're aware, The Forest Service has lost many red card holders. So much so that the chief of the Forest Service put out a video earlier this week imploring those whom had been terminated from the agency to come back. (01:44–01:48)

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