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  • The bill, titled the "Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act," proposes reforms to improve the pay and benefits for U.S. federal wildland firefighters. It introduces special base pay rates, incident response premium pay, and rest and recuperation leave for these...

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    The bill wants to make sure that the people who fight forest fires for the government get paid better and have more benefits, like more money when they are working hard in dangerous situations and getting time to rest. It also wants to give them support for their health and retirement when they are done working as firefighters.

  • S. 135, known as the "Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2025," proposes amendments to the United States Code to enhance compensation for wildland firefighters. It introduces special base pay rates and incident response premium pay for firefighters working on...

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    S. 135, the "Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2025," is a plan to give wildland firefighters more money and rest when they work hard putting out fires, but there are some worries about how well this plan will work and if it's fair for everyone.