Tom Schultz

“Active forest management is not an option. It’s essential,”

Tom Schultz · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Schultz said active forest management is necessary, in a statement.

“More than 40% of inventoried roadless areas, primarily in the West, have high or very high wildfire hazard potential. And only 5% of those areas have received hazardous fuels reduction treatments since 2014.”

Tom Schultz · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Schultz cited statistics on wildfire hazard potential in roadless areas.

“We are fully staffed and equipped to respond aggressively to every unplanned ignition.”

Tom Schultz · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19

Schultz claimed the agency was fully staffed and ready to respond to fires.

“Our firefighting workforce is stronger than at any point in recent years,”

Tom Schultz · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19

Schultz testified to a congressional subcommittee in July that the firefighting workforce was strong.