Media Advisory: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to Host Media Call to Discuss New Report on Rising Costs of Fighting Wildfires

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Title: Media Advisory: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to Host Media Call to Discuss New Report on Rising Costs of Fighting Wildfires

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Media Advisory No. 0050.14

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USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to Host Media Call to Discuss New Report on Rising Costs of Fighting Wildfires

WASHINGTON, August 20, 2014 - TODAY, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will host a media conference call to discuss a new report on the rapid rise in firefighting costs which often exceeds the total Forest Service budget. As fire costs become a larger share of the Forest Service’s overall budgets, there has been a decrease in funding available for programs to promote forest health, prevent and mitigate forest fires and support local economies through tourism on forest lands.

Wednesday, August 20, 2014
1:30 p.m. EDT

WHAT:          Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will host a media conference call to discuss a new report on the rapid rise in firefighting costs and the corresponding decrease in funding available for promoting forest health, preventing and mitigating forest fires and supporting local economies.

DIAL-IN:       800-619-4539

PASSCODE: FIRE (Given Verbally)

Trouble number: 202-720-8560

To join the Q&A portion of the meeting, these callers are instructed to press *1 on their touch tone phone.

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