Thursday, October 23, 2025

REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT Modernizing Wildland Firefighting to Protect Our Firefighters

30 page report from 2023 -
https://www.erichorvitz.com/pcastreports/PCAST-Wildfires-Report.pdf

they recommend better comms technology

" The needs of our wildland firefighters overlap substantially with
those of America's warfighters. Whereas we have a national commitment
ensuring that our warfighters are not sent into harm's way without the
best of American science and technology at their disposal, no similar
organizational framework exists to protect and empower wildland
firefighters. We recommend that you establish a new joint executive
office with Cabinet-delegated authorities to implement a unified S&T
strategy for wildfires, similar to the joint strategies that have been
achieved for national defense. "

seems they want to have cell service in the mountain areas and wilderness areas

the writers of this report spoke directly to President Biden and NIFC
Radio Shop NIFC Warehouse Boise Smokejumpers - not sure if anything
became of this - seems they wanted to add a joint technology office to
NIFC

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maybe you could have 3 forward looking groups at NIFC - 1 for
prevention - 1 for suppression - and 1 for rehabilitation

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