ProPublica | S Gordon/USDA Forest Service/A Avitt
Reporting Highlights
Changing Oversight: U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy previously ran an aerial firefighting company. After joining Congress, he proposed ending Forest Service inspections of those aircraft.
Failed Inspection: The same month a draft of his plan to end Forest Service inspections leaked, an aircraft at his former company failed an inspection because of a crack in its wing.
Ownership Stake: Sheehy owned up to $15 million in stock in the company, Bridger Aerospace, when he launched his effort to end Forest Service inspections of such aircraft.