Federal and tribal wildland firefighters are set to receive a permanent pay increase to aid in recruitment and retention.

Federal firefighting on public lands in the U.S. works like this: Resources rotate as the fire season progresses regionally.

The Department of the Interior has announced a historic, permanent pay increase for federal and tribal wildland firefighters.

Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown Friday night. They also finally approved the Payment Protection Act.

Wildland firefighters have been pushing for permanent pay raises for years. A stopgap funding measure approved by the U.S.

Federal wildland firefighters secured a permanent pay raise Friday after years of waiting for Congress to answer their plea.

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