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We Need Sufficient Funding for Emergency Fires

Target: U.S. Senate
Sponsored by: Care2

The wildfires that are blazing through California are not only dangerous, but they are very resource-intensive. The cost of containing and fighting these fires is getting out of hand.

The U.S. House has just passed a piece of legislation designed to address the cost of fighting emergency wildfires. The Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act, H.R. 5541, provides a source of funding for emergency fires and dictates a plan for paying back any funds that are borrowed from other programs.

Now, it's the Senate's turn to make sure this legislation is passed, and that there are minimal funding constraints for the Forest Service to get the job done.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 10,000

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Dear Senator,

I am writing to voice my support for the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act, H.R. 5541, which was just passed by the House of Representatives. This legislation provides a source of funding for emergency wildfires and dictates a plan for paying back any funds that are borrowed from other programs.

This bill is critical to fighting wildfires like the ones California has been experiencing. I want to make sure that there are minimal funding constraints on the Forest Service, so they can get the funds they need as soon as they are needed.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]

We took action on “We Need Sufficient Funding for Emergency Fires”!

# 100:

8:25 am PDT, Jul 11, Vidya Sims, California

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8:24 am PDT, Jul 11, Kelly Garbato, Missouri

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8:11 am PDT, Jul 11, Susan Schneller, New Jersey

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8:10 am PDT, Jul 11, Alexandria Burough, California

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8:08 am PDT, Jul 11, Lila Greathouse, Wisconsin

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7:37 am PDT, Jul 11, Terry L. west, West Virginia

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7:38 am PDT, Jul 11, Cassie Peters, Iowa

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7:25 am PDT, Jul 11, JAMES SULLIVAN, Illinois

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7:25 am PDT, Jul 11, Jaylena OGreenfield, Ohio

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7:15 am PDT, Jul 11, Annamae Peltier, West Virginia

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7:11 am PDT, Jul 11, Allison Glancey, Pennsylvania

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7:02 am PDT, Jul 11, Christine Gillen, Florida

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7:01 am PDT, Jul 11, Danielle LeBoeuf, Florida

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6:54 am PDT, Jul 11, Dave Sennett, Pennsylvania

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6:50 am PDT, Jul 11, Maria Oniga, Romania

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6:49 am PDT, Jul 11, Name not displayed, California
I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA AND I CAN HARDLY BREATHE WHEN I GO OUTSIDE!!! THE PARTICULATES HAVE REACHED OVER 200 PARTS PER MILLION!!!!!!! DO SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!

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6:38 am PDT, Jul 11, Allie Singleton, Kentucky

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6:29 am PDT, Jul 11, Brian Reynolds, New Jersey

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6:00 am PDT, Jul 11, Ginger Geronimo, Alabama

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5:49 am PDT, Jul 11, Pearl Millard, United Kingdom

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5:36 am PDT, Jul 11, Bill Craig, Germany

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5:21 am PDT, Jul 11, Brenda Larson, Georgia

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5:07 am PDT, Jul 11, Maria Chiavola, California

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5:03 am PDT, Jul 11, Ruth Hazelton, Montana

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3:44 am PDT, Jul 11, Lisa Parshley, North Carolina

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3:34 am PDT, Jul 11, Robin Hagelberg, New Jersey

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2:54 am PDT, Jul 11, John Miller, Illinois

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2:47 am PDT, Jul 11, Steve Klein, Canada

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1:43 am PDT, Jul 11, Vicki Anderson, Minnesota

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1:38 am PDT, Jul 11, Debbi Pilkington, United Kingdom

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1:10 am PDT, Jul 11, Barry Stieb, Nevada

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12:57 am PDT, Jul 11, Scarlett Jones, Florida

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12:53 am PDT, Jul 11, Lyn Gottschalk, Wisconsin

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12:14 am PDT, Jul 11, Nina Doyle, Florida
Drought problems that have plagued our country through many areas in the last few years have proved that this is a nation-wide problem that needs vast resources to be effectively combatted. Please make sure that fund are available to fire the fires quickly. Countless lives depend on it!

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11:20 pm PDT, Jul 10, Panagiotis Rigopoulos, Greece
When you burn something you create pollution in the atmosphere.

# 65:

11:06 pm PDT, Jul 10, Amanda Davies, Connecticut

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11:00 pm PDT, Jul 10, Shawn Williamson, California

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10:55 pm PDT, Jul 10, Avak Norbert Kirchner, Germany

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10:37 pm PDT, Jul 10, Ernesto Daniel, California

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10:28 pm PDT, Jul 10, Dalia Hettfield, California

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10:17 pm PDT, Jul 10, Pam Boland, Georgia

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10:09 pm PDT, Jul 10, Nagy Nicoleta andrea, Romania

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10:02 pm PDT, Jul 10, Glen Venezio, Puerto Rico

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10:01 pm PDT, Jul 10, Morgan Griffith, California
We cannot continue to fight the types and number of fires that have been occurring in the West without immediate emergency funding. This is a natural disaster just as much as a flood or a hurricane.

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9:55 pm PDT, Jul 10, Name not displayed, California

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9:42 pm PDT, Jul 10, John Tessmer, California

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9:25 pm PDT, Jul 10, Christina Williams, California
It breaks my heart that the residents of Big Sur felt compelled to not evacuate and to stay and try to protect their homes and businesses themselves because they could not trust that this would be done for them by the government. End the useless, pointless war for oil that is breaking this country, and put the money into saving our land, homes, and businesses.

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8:58 pm PDT, Jul 10, Stephanie Conroy, Texas

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8:53 pm PDT, Jul 10, Kay Smith, Texas

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8:50 pm PDT, Jul 10, J Ball, California
We are choking down here in Sacramento - this is a health issue.

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