Letter to Department of the Interior cites ‘botched response’ to recent blazes and calls for accountability from state and local officials.

Following a recent visit to the sites of devastating wildfires in California, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has sent a letter to Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum, requesting a comprehensive review of federal funding provided to the state for wildfire management over the last decade.

The letter, sent today, expresses concern that California and Los Angeles have mismanaged a “seemingly endless flow” of federal resources, leading to a “botched response” to recent catastrophic fires.

Senator Scott’s correspondence with Secretary Burgum is part of a broader push for transparency and accountability in the wake of the January 2025 wildfir

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