Despite the hardships and the history, a mandated pay raise in June 2021, brought the minimum wage for federal wildland firefighters up to a mere $15 an hour.
At any given moment during this smoky summer of 2023, hundreds of wildfires were blazing in the United States more than 850 as of late July, according to the nonprofit Fire, Weather & Avalanche.
Writers on the Range: Wildland firefighters need our support steamboatpilot.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from steamboatpilot.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
With possible pay cuts looming, federal wildland firefighters face an even more challenging summer aspenpublicradio.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aspenpublicradio.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
At any given moment during this smoky summer of 2023, hundreds of wildfires were blazing in the United States more than 850 as of late July, according to the nonprofit Fire, Weather & Avalanche.