In an overwhelming bipartisan vote, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry advanced a bill to address the growing threat of wildfires. There is now broad consensus that the poor health of our forests are threatening communities, public health and emissions goals. But, as the bipartisan, bicameral Fix Our Forests Act proves, we don’t simply have to accept this as our new normal. …the main driver [in the increasing size of wildfires] is decades of poor forest management, which has left forests dense, overgrown and unhealthy. …Wildfires have long been a part of life in the U.S., especially in the West, but we don’t have to simply accept the growing threat they pose. Congress should pass the Fix Our Forests Act before the end of the year to give communities and agencies the tools they need to address this challenge. We cannot wait for another disaster to spur us to act.