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Republican (1854-present) 2022 United States Representative

Young Kim

Congresswoman Young Kim is proud to represent California’s 39th District, which includes parts of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino counties, in the U.S. House of Representatives.

An immigrant, small business owner, community leader, and mother, Young is proud to be one of the first Korean-American women ever to serve in Congress and help all Americans have the chance to achieve their dream just like she did.

WILDFIRES

Californians in my district and across our state know all too well the devastating impacts of wildfires.

As your Representative in Congress, I am committed to ensuring that those on the front lines have every resource they need to protect the health and safety of Californians.

I recently signed on to the FIRE Act, a bipartisan bill that focuses assets within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on wildfire forecasting and detection and improves the technology used to execute this mission, allowing NOAA to quickly disseminate critical information to land managers and firefighters to improve efforts to combat wildfires before they spread to catastrophic levels. The FIRE Act builds on my efforts to address wildfires, including: 

  • Supporting the Resilient Federal Forests Act (H.R. 4614), which would provide targeted, streamlined forest management reforms to protect the environment and allow land management agencies to increase the pace, scale, cost and efficiency of forest management projects;
  • Helping introduce the Trillion Trees Act (H.R. 2639) to conserve, restore and grow 1 trillion trees worldwide globally to grow our forest resiliency and reduce emissions;
  • Requesting federal funding for an additional heli-hydrant for the Yorba Linda Water District to fight wildfires; and,
  • Fighting for federal funding for a city-wide fuel reduction project for the City of Chino Hills to remove fuel hazards that can accelerate the spread of wildfires.

I encourage you to Get prepared for wildfires by following Ready, Set, Go!

  • Be Ready: Create and maintain defensible space and harden your home against flying embers.
  • Get Set: Prepare your family and home ahead of time for the possibility of having to evacuate. Ensure you have a plan of what to take and where to go – evacuation plans will be different this year due to COVID-19. Ask friends or relatives outside your area if you would be able to stay with them, should the need arise. If you do need to evacuate and plan to stay with friends or relatives, ask first if they have symptoms of COVID-19 or have people in their home at higher risk for serious illness. If that is the case, make other arrangements. Check with hotels, motels and campgrounds to learn if they are open.
  • Also get set by learning about your community’s response plan for each disaster and determine if these plans have been adapted because of COVID-19.
  • Be Ready to GO! When wildfire strikes, go early for your safety. Take the evacuation steps necessary to give your family and home the best chance of surviving a wildfire.

RECOMMENDED WEBSITES FOR FIRE EDUCATION & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

CAL FIRE Fire Safety Education: Find information that will help you make your home and your family more fire safe all year round.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 

FEDERAL AGENCIES