Hello,

Over the holidays the Sacramento Bee published an op-ed by Bill Merkle, resident of Susanville, CA and Dixie Fire survivor, My family protected our home from the Dixie Fire. The government must help others do the same: https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article255722246.html

This summer Bill and his family watched the record-breaking Dixie Fire come within 4 miles of their home. In the op-ed, Bill talks about solutions to help prevent these fires from becoming a year-round problem, like we’re seeing in the catastrophic wildfires in CO. Please amplify if you can!

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ICYMI, @sacbee_news published an op-ed by Dixie Fire survivor, Bill Merkle, on solutions to help prevent mega wildfires from happening year-round in places like CA – and like what we’re currently seeing in CO: #MarshallFire #MiddleForkFire https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article255722246.html
“Wildfires are becoming more intense & more frequent, many lasting for months on end.” Bill Merkle in a @sacbee_news op-ed talking about CA’s Dixie Fire from this past summer, as we recently saw similar catastrophic wildfires in CO: https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article255722246.html

“Unless we want to cont. to have bigger, badder, & longer-lived fires, we need to work on the problem & fund the solution yr-round.” - Bill Merkle on what's needed to help prevent catastrophic wildfires from becoming the new normal in a @sacbee_news op-ed. https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article255722246.html

With similar catastrophic wildfires burning in CO, Bill Merkle shared his experience with the CA fires in a @sacbee_news op-ed: “This summer, the Dixie fire--one of the largest wildfires in California’s history--came within 4 miles from our house.” READ: https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article255722246.html

Best,

Margaret

Margaret Cooney

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Center for American Progress

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