WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act (H.R. 426), which would ease access to vital...
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Rep. Young Kim Pushes to Improve Wildfire Detection
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40), Judy Chu (CA-28), and Julia Brownley (CA-26) introduced the bipartisan Fire Information and Reaction Enhancement (FIRE) Act to improve...
Rep. Young Kim Push to Deploy Wildfire Technologies Passes House in Fix our Forests Act
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) voted in favor of House passage of the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471). Included in this package is the Wildfire Tech...
Reps. Kim, Crow Lead Bipartisan Bill to Help Local Communities Prepare and Respond Better to Extreme Weather Events
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40) and Jason Crow (CO-06) introduced the bipartisan Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resilience (CLEAR) Act to help communities better...
Kim cosponsors GOP-led bill to refill national fund for disaster relief
The Ripon Advance U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) on Nov. 15 joined several of her Republican colleagues to introduce a bill that would help replenish the federal Disaster Relief Fund. “Disaster relief...
Rep. Young Kim Bill to Improve Maintenance Gains Traction
Washington, DC – Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed out of markup the Restoring Our Unopened Trails for Enjoyment and Safety (ROUTES) Act (H.R. 6994), which is led by U.S....
Rep. Young Kim Pushes to Replenish Disaster Relief Fund
Washington, DC – As first reported by Fox News, today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) joined Reps. Gary Palmer (AL-06) and colleagues to introduce a bill to direct the Administrator of the...
House Republicans eye FEMA fund overhaul ahead of high-stakes hearing on Helene recovery
American Talk A group of House Republicans is pushing to overhaul how funds are organized at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to more quickly get aid to communities devastated by...
Rep. Young Kim Hosts Chairman Westerman for Wildfire Tour, Roundtable Following Airport Fire
Silverado, CA – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) hosted House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) in California’s 40th District to hear from local first...
Rep. Young Kim Leads Bipartisan OC Delegation Letter for Disaster Relief Funding
Trabuco Canyon, CA – Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) led a bipartisan letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries urging for full disaster relief to...
Bipartisan California lawmakers urge House leaders to boost disaster relief funding
The Hill - A bipartisan group of lawmakers from Orange County, Calif., are urging House leaders to include disaster relief funding in fiscal 2025 spending, highlighting wildfire damage in the state...
Federal, OC fire agencies fight over policies that could leave wildlands exposed to blazes
Orange County Register The Orange County Fire Authority and U.S. Forest Service are battling over accusations that USFS policies grounded an elite aerial unit during major fires and left the...
Federal, OC fire agencies fight over policies that could leave wildlands exposed to blazes
Pasadena Star-News The Orange County Fire Authority and U.S. Forest Service are battling over accusations that USFS policies grounded an elite aerial unit during major fires and left the Cleveland...
Reps. Kim, Calvert Demand Answers on Cleveland National Forest Staff Shortfalls Before Airport Fire
Trabuco Canyon, CA – Today, U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40) and Ken Calvert (CA-41) led a bipartisan letter with Reps. Lou Correa (CA-46), Mike Levin (CA-49), and Darrell Issa (CA-48) to the...
Rep. Young Kim Bill to Boost Wildfire Tech Passes House in Fix Our Forests Act
Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 8790, the bipartisan Fix our Forests Act. Included in this package is the Wildfire Tech Demonstration, Evaluation, Modernization, and...
Rep. Young Kim Urges Support for Wildfire Technologies, Fix Our Forests Act
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) spoke on the House floor in favor of the Fix our Forests Act (H.R. 8790). This package includes the Wildfire Technology Demonstration,...
Rep. Young Kim Pushes to Improve Wildfire Mitigation Efforts
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) joined Reps. Joe Neguse (CO-02), Marc Molinaro (NY-19), and Josh Harder (CA-09) to introduce the Cross Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act...
Airport Fire burns 23,140 acres; 5% contained; 12 injuries reported
Village News 5pm UPDATE: Wednedsay, Sept. 11, there have been 23,140 acres charred, including an undisclosed number of homes, buildings, cars, etc. Ten firefighters have been reported injured, while...
Airport fire swells to 22,000 acres in Orange and Riverside counties, forcing evacuations, road closures and ‘impinging on structures
A fast-moving wildfire accidentally sparked this week by heavy equipment in Trabuco Canyon in Orange County grew Wednesday to more than 22,000 acres, forcing evacuations, threatening communications...
Rep. Young Kim Leads Bipartisan Push for Gov. Newsom to Declare State of Emergency for Airport Fire
Trabuco Canyon, CA – As first reported in Spectrum News, today, U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40) and Ken Calvert (CA-41) led a bipartisan letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom urging him...