,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#bf 7legislative day1 ,october #ai71    
#bjbj,mr4 ,daines 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,wyden1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1   
,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mrs4         
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4          
,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 and ,ms4         
,murkowski7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,november #ab1  
#bjbj;,committee discharged2 considered 
and agreed to  ,,resolution  ,honoring  
the individuals fighting and the        
individuals who have fallen responding  
to wildland fires during the ongoing    
#bjbj wildfire season4  ,whereas1 since 
#h3jj p4m4 on ,august #ah1 #bjbj1 the   
,national ,preparedness ,level has been 
at #e1 the highest level1 indicative of 
above-normal wildfire activity and a    
maximum commitment of wildfire          
suppression resources and personnel2    

,whereas1 as of ,september #bc1 #bjbj1  
#dc1iag large wildfires had burned      
#g1jbg1hfa acres across the ,western    
,united ,states2 ,whereas warmer and    
drier weather and mismanagement of the  
forests of the ,united ,states are      
exacerbating the threat of wildfires and
 contributing to the above-normal fire  
activity in ,california1 ,oregon1       
,washington1 ,idaho1 and other western  
,states in #bjbj2 ,whereas ,federal1    
,state1 local1 and ,tribal agencies have
 mobilized wildland handcrews1          
interagency hotshot crews1 engine crews1
 smokejumpers1 helitack crews1 pilots1  
rapellers1 incident management teams1   
first responders1 and other wildland    
firefighters to help combat wildfires in
 the ,west2 ,whereas1 as of ,september  
#bc1 #bjbj-- 7#a7 #ecd crews and more   
than #cj1jjj wildland firefighters are  
mobilized to assist with efforts to     
contain wildfires that threaten         
communities throughout the ,west2  7#b7 
the ,department of ,defense had approved

 and mobilized more than #djj ,united   
,states ,marines1 sailors1 and soldiers 
to assist with wildfire suppression     
efforts2  7#c7 multiple ,state          
,governors had mobilized members and    
units of the ,national ,guard to assist 
with wildfire suppression efforts2 and  
7#d7 wildland firefighters from several 
countries1 including ,mexico and        
,canada1 had been mobilized to respond  
to wildfires in the ,united ,states2    
,whereas the private sector has made    
significant contributions to wildfire   
response1 providing crews1 equipment1   
technology1 expertise1 and aircraft to  
assist wildfire suppression efforts2    
,whereas1 as of ,september #bc1 #bjbj1  
many wildland firefighters1 including #b
 ,montanans1 had paid the ultimate price
 while preparing and training to combat1
 protecting communities from1 and       
combating wildfires in #bjbj2 ,whereas  
the ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai         
7,,covid-#ai7 pandemic has exacerbated  
the public health and public safety     

risks inherent in combatting wildfires2 
,whereas1 as of ,september #bc1 #bjbj1  
dozens of people in the ,united ,states 
had lost their lives1 and thousands of  
homes1 approximately #cj of which were  
in ,montana1 had been destroyed1 in     
wildland fires2 ,whereas1 were it not   
for the efforts and bravery of wildland 
firefighters1 those numbers would have  
been much higher2 ,whereas1 during      
#bjbj1 wildland firefighters in the     
,united ,states have not only risked    
their lives to fight wildfires in the   
,united ,states1 but have also provided 
their services to combat the bushfires  
in ,australia2 and ,whereas wildland    
firefighters1 first responders1         
sheriffs1 and community leaders have    
acted bravely and risked their lives to 
contain dangerous wildfires across the  
,western ,united ,states to protect     
families and critical infrastructure3   
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes-- 7,a7 the    
efforts and sacrifices of the wildland  

firefighters who have risked their lives
 to fight intense wildfires in #bjbj2   
and  7,b7 the support1 resources1 and   
personnel mobilized by the international
 partners of the ,united ,states2  7#b7 
honors the bravery and heroism of the   
men and women assisting in responding to
 and combatting wildfires2  7#c7        
expresses appreciation and gratitude to 
firefighters for protecting lives and   
property in the ,united ,states during  
the ongoing #bjbj wildfire season2  7#d7
 7,a7 honors the ultimate sacrifice of  
the wildland firefighters who lost their
 lives assisting in fighting wildfires  
in #bjbj2 and  7,b7 extends deepest     
condolences to the families1 friends1   
and colleagues of those wildland        
firefighters2  7#e7 expresses full      
support for communities throughout the  
,west as those communities focus on     
recovery and rebuilding affected areas  
and communities2  7#f7 values the       
longstanding partnerships and           
collaboration between ,federal1 ,state1 

local1 and ,tribal agencies coordinating
 wildfire response efforts2 and  7#g7   
supports continued cooperation and      
collaboration between ,federal1 ,state1 
local1 and ,tribal entities to mitigate 
the underlying factors driving more     
intense wildfire activity4