Requesting Congress to ensure that federal wildfire response entities have the capacity to protect communities and infrastructure, limit impacts to natural resources and watersheds, and protect wildland firefighter health and safety.

 H-2782.1

HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4009

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Representatives Springer, Abell, Reed, and Reeves

Prefiled 01/08/26. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND TO THE SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR:

We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:

WHEREAS, President Trump signed Executive Order 14308 on June 12, 2025, directing the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to, among other things, consolidate their wildland fire programs to achieve the most efficient and effective use of wildland fire offices, budgets, and programs; and

WHEREAS, In response to this directive, the Secretary of the Interior signed Secretarial Order 3443 on September 10, 2025, directing the creation of a plan for consolidation and the establishment of a United States Wildland Fire Service reporting directly to the Secretary of Interior; and