United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-06-26 monographic deposited born digital 15 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-922T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-922T P0b002ee1803812f8 f:d07922t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-922T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-922T GAO-07-922T Accountability Cost analysis Cost control Emergency preparedness Federal agencies Financial management Performance measures Program management Public lands Strategic planning Wildfires Policies and procedures Program goals or objectives Testimony A70289 Annual appropriations to prepare for and respond to wildland fires have increased substantially over the past decade, in recent years totaling about $3 billion. The Forest Service within the Department of Agriculture and four agencies within the Department of the Interior (Interior) are responsible for responding to wildland fires on federal lands. GAO determined what steps federal agencies have taken to (1) address key operational areas that could help contain the costs of preparing for and responding to wildland fires and (2) improve their management of their cost-containment efforts. This testimony is based on GAO's June 2007 report, Wildland Fire Management: Lack of Clear Goals or a Strategy Hinders Federal Agencies' Efforts to Contain the Costs of Fighting Fires (GAO-07-655). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-922T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-922T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-922T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-922T.pdf GAO-07-922T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-922T Testimony GAO-07-922T; Wildland Fire: Management Improvements Could Enhance Federal Agencies' Efforts to Contain the Costs of Fighting Fires; Accountability Cost analysis Cost control Emergency preparedness Federal agencies Financial management Performance measures Program management Public lands Strategic planning Wildfires Policies and procedures Program goals or objectives