Restoring Healthy Forests and Preventing Dangerous Wildfires

Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a Shared Stewardship Memorandum of Understanding. “Today’s announcement by the USDA is much needed. Arizona has been the epicenter of the fire season so far… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after the House successfully passed H.R. 2647, the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015, of which he was a cosponsor, by a vote of 262-167: Read more »

A new law will loosen environmental review conditions on thinning bark-beetle infested forests and make it easier for states to thin unhealthy forests and restore damaged watersheds.Click here to read Read more »

A U.S. congressman announced Thursday that the Yarnell fire district will receive a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Click here to read Read more »

Arizona lawmakers invoked the memory of the 19 fallen Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters at a hearing Thursday where they urged bureaucrats to improve forest management to prevent such fires in the future.Click here to read Read more »

Arizona lawmakers invoked the memory of the 19 fallen Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters at a hearing Thursday where they urged bureaucrats to improve forest management to prevent such fires in the future. Click here to read Read more »

In the wake of the recent wildfires in Arizona, including the loss of life in Yarnell, District 4 U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Prescott, said he believes we can learn something from how Native Americans manage their forests. Click here to read Read more »

Arizona lawmakers invoked the memory of the 19 fallen Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters at a hearing Thursday where they urged bureaucrats to improve forest management to prevent such fires in the future. Click here to read Read more »

Congress on Wednesday formally honored the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who perished in the Yarnell Hill Fire, with the House of Representatives observing a moment of silence and the Senate unanimously passing a resolution that “commends the bravery and sacrifice made by these fallen wildland firefighters in the service of their communities.”Click here to read Read more »

The Postal Service has resumed operations at the Yarnell Post Office, which had been closed since July 1 when most of the community was evacuated by a wildfire. Click here to read Read more »