Bipartisan support at hearing for casualty-assistance bill for wildland firefighters Witnesses urged passage of HR 4671 to create a unified casualty assistance program for Department of the Interior wildland firefighters and recommended pairing the measure with stronger exposure monitoring, PPE updates, and long-term health tracking.

A groundbreaking bill seeks to protect wildland firefighters by establishing a casualty assistance program that includes crucial health monitoring and modern safety measures.

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