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...
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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...
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...
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...
Kim leads bipartisan call for Newsom to declare a State of Emergency for Airport Fire
Spectrum News As the Airport Fire rages in Orange and Riverside counties, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers are urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency. In a letter,...
Orange County Firefighters Battle 8,500-Acre Wildfire in Trabuco
Voice of OC Orange County Fire Authority officials are evacuating areas in Trabuco Canyon and Rancho Santa Margarita after a vegetation fire that started at 1:21 p.m. Monday grew to 1,900 acres...
Rep. Young Kim Bill to Improve Wildfire Communications, Detection Passes House
Washington, DC – Today, the House passed the Fire Weather Development Act (H.R. 4866), a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40), Mike Garcia (CA-27), and Yadira Caraveo...
Rep. Young Kim Announces Orange County Fire Authority Division Chief Scott Wiedensohler as SOTU Guest
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) announced Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) Division Chief Scott Wiedensohler as her guest for President Biden’s State of the Union...
Rep. Young Kim Testifies on ROUTES Act in Natural Resources Hearing
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40), who represents the Cleveland National Forest Trabuco District, testified at a House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Federal...
Reps. Kim, LaMalfa Lead ROUTES Act to Improve Trail Maintenance
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40) and Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) introduced the Restoring Our Unopened Trails for Enjoyment and Safety (ROUTES) Act (H.R. 6994) to prioritize,...
Rep. Young Kim Votes to Boost Wildfire Resources, Local Infrastructure and Water Projects
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) voted in support of H.R. 4821, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2024. This...
Rep. Young Kim Bills to Improve Wildfire Detection and Prevention Gain Momentum
Washington, DC—Yesterday, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee passed out of Committee the Fire Weather Development Act (H.R. 4866), a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S....
Rep. Young Kim Bill to Improve Wildfire Information Sharing Gains Traction
Washington, DC – Today, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee passed out of markup H.R. 369, the NIST Wildland Fire Communications and Information Dissemination Act. This...
Young Kim Leads Wildfire Technology DEMO Act
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) introduced a bipartisan bill with Rep. Jason Crow (CO-06) to expand access to wildfire technologies.The Wildfire Technology...