In correspondence with Congressional leadership, Western Governors expressed their bipartisan support for several recommendations in the final report of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. “Not every individual Western Governor may agree with every Commission recommendation, but there is strong consensus that there are many steps the federal government can take to improve actions throughout the wildfire cycle,” read the letter of August 28, 2024, signed by WGA’s Chair, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, and its Vice Chair, Utah Governor Spencer Cox. “We hope this correspondence can serve as a blueprint for congressional action…  We must act now to prevent permanent, widespread loss of our nation’s most critical natural assets and the communities that depend upon them.” Read the full correspondence for additional details.