Congressman Joe Neguse is spearheading the launch of a new bipartisan wildfire caucus next year in hopes of raising awareness around the growing dangers of wildfires in Colorado and across the Western United States.
Neguse, a Democrat representing Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, is co-chairing the new caucus alongside Republican Congressman John Curtis of Utah, meant to provide a collaborative voice in the Legislature to advocate for new wildfire-related programs on a national scale. Officials are planning to roll out the group during the 117th United States Congress in January.
The move comes on the back of the worst wildfire season in Colorado’s history, in which the state saw its three largest recorded wildfires ever. This year, almost a half-million acres burned in Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District alone.