WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that Nevada will be receiving $2.3 million in funding from the National Science Foundation for wildfire prevention. The funding will be used for wildfire prevention research and community planning through the Nevada System of Higher Education and the Desert Research Institute to better protect Nevada’s communities and public lands from the threat of wildfires.
“As communities across Nevada continue to confront the risks and dangers associated with wildfires, I’m working to increase our state’s readiness and strengthen our ability to respond in order to keep Nevadans safe,” said Senator Rosen. “This funding will help prepare communities in our state by allowing us to learn more about how fires spread across Nevada’s unique urban landscape. I’ll continue working in Washington to make sure Nevada has the resources and tools we need to fight wildfires and protect our state.”
Senator Rosen has been leading efforts to reduce wildfire risk and protect Nevada communities. Senator Rosen helped introduce bipartisan legislation to permanently raise the overtime pay cap for wildland firefighters. She has also delivered more than $27.6 million in federal funding to help prevent wildfires in Forest Service areas, including in Washoe, White Pine, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, and Elko Counties, helping to reduce wildfire risk for communities in the region. Additionally, she introduced the National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program Act to improve sensing technologies for wildfires and standardize data collection to enhance our national response to these disasters.
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