East Idaho Times

U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo, along with Representative Russ Fulcher, have called on U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore for an update on the Elkhorn Fire investigation. The lawmakers expressed concern over the prolonged duration of the inquiry, which has exceeded a year.

"This investigation, which was originally meant to take only a few weeks, has been ongoing for well over a year now," wrote the lawmakers. "For victims of wildfire, life does not move on after the fire burns out. Losses must be documented, insurance claims filed, and to the extent possible, infrastructure that was destroyed must be rebuilt. Property and business owners have been unable to file insurance claims – their recovery held hostage by the ongoing, and unusually long, USFS investigation."

The full letter is available for public viewing.