WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working across the aisle to strengthen wildfire response in Georgia.
Sen. Ossoff is cosponsoring the bipartisan Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act to help ensure quick response times to wildfires in Georgia and across the Nation.
The bill, first introduced by Sens. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) and Andy Kim (D-NJ), would establish a 30-minute national standard response time for wildfires on Federal land. This new standard aims to improve wildfire response time for Federal forest land across Georgia.
"In recent years, the State of Georgia has seen unprecedented wildfire activity threatening lives and property," Sen. Ossoff said. "This bipartisan ...