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Firefighters
How the budget fight in Congress threatens federal wildland firefighters' pay
Feb 21, 2024
Federal firefighters make as little as $15 an hour. A permanent boost has bipartisan support, but it’s tied up in Congress' budget fight.
Federal firefighters may soon face a pay cut
Sep 27, 2023
Funds earmarked for the force's temporary raise last year are running out, as firefighters deal with longer wildfire seasons and more severe fires caused by climate change.
Crews train in Boise in case wildfires require military muscle
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Madelyn Beck
Jul 4, 2022
The U.S. Forest Service has a military team it uses as backup to fight fires.
U.S. Forest Service is short thousands of firefighters amid pay raise delay
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Nova Safo
May 10, 2022
With a pay raise funded by the infrastructure bill stuck in bureaucratic morass, the agency is struggling to staff up to the full force it needs.
Higher pay urged for federal wildland firefighters
Jul 16, 2021
The need for firefighters is greater than ever. But the federal government is having a hard time finding recruits.
For 2 California volunteer firefighters, the losses hit home
Sep 14, 2020
Fire decimates the neighborhood where they both grew up.
For public good, not for profit.
The rekindling of fire lookout towers
Oct 26, 2018
How one state is reinvesting in a century old method to fight wildfires.
As wildfires spread, the contractors are called in
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Andy Uhler
Sep 17, 2015
Outside help is filling the gap between 'what we have and what we need.'
The logistics of fighting massive wildfires
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Janet Nguyen
Sep 14, 2015
A network of fire departments can call for help outside their jurisdictions.