拜登政府本周宣布了一个跨部门的重点保护社区免受野火烟雾的伤害，这是“以上所有”方法的一部分，用于防止危及社区的大火灾。

内政部长黛比·哈兰在一份声明中说:“今年向整个国家和世界表明，野火不会在一个州或一个国家的边界停止——它们影响到我们所有人，需要协调和合作的方法。”

哈兰德说:“拜登-哈里斯政府致力于利用一切可用的工具来保护社区免受野火烟雾的危害，同时也确保我们拥有所需的工具来降低未来大规模、高严重性野火事件的风险。”

内政部、环境保护局、农业部和疾病控制和预防中心签署了谅解备忘录。

该自愿协议规定，各机构将努力允许更多地使用规定的燃烧来管理森林和其他地区，这有助于防止大火蔓延。他们还致力于在受影响的社区更好地准备和预防野火烟雾带来的健康风险，如改善烟雾事件的预测。

2023年标志着有记录以来最糟糕的野火季节根据欧盟气候变化服务机构哥白尼。

在美国，加拿大野火产生的烟雾引发了该国一些大城市连续几天的空气质量警报，引发了对健康影响的担忧几百万美元。

新的谅解备忘录是对最近一份报告的跟进，该报告称，所有政府机构都需要专注于预防和管理野火，并结合国会的更多行动。

白宫要求更多的钱来增加野地消防员的工资，并增加救灾工作的资金。

White House announces new efforts to prevent wildfires, limit smoke hazards

The Biden administration this week is announcing an interagency focus onprotecting communities from wildfire smoke, part of an "all of the above" approach to prevent large fires that put communities at risk.

"This year has shown the entire country and the world that wildfires don't stop at a state or country line – they impact all of us and require a coordinated and collaborative approach," Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland said in a statement.

"The Biden-Harris administration is committed to using every tool available to protect communities from the hazards of wildfire smoke, while also ensuring we have the tools we need to reduce the future risk of large, high severity wildfire events," Haaland said.

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The voluntary agreement states that the agencies will work to allow more use of prescribed burns to manage forests and other areas where it could help prevent large fires from spreading. They are also working on initiatives to better prepare for and prevent health risks from wildfire smoke in impacted communities, such as improving forecasting for smoke events.

2023 marked one of theworst wildfire seasons on record, according to the European Union's climate change service Copernicus.

In the U.S., smoke from wildfires in Canada prompted days of air quality alerts over some of the largest cities in the country, raisingconcerns about the health impactsfor millions.

The new MOU is a follow up on a recent report which said all government agencies need to be focused on preventing and managing wildfires in combination with more action from Congress.

The White House has asked for more money to increase pay for wildland firefighters and add to funding for disaster relief efforts.