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Leaked Data Shows California Is Short More Than A Thousand Wildland Firefighters
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCalifornia will have a significant shortage of wildland firefighters as a potentially...
Wildland Firefighters Will Face Massive Pay Cuts Unless Congress Intervenes
Outside via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThis article originally appeared on Outside On November 17, the U.S. Government will shut down,...
Firefighters are leaving the U.S. Forest Service for better pay and benefits
NBC News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLOS ANGELES — Thousands of federal wildland firefighters could walk off the job if Congress fails to...
Idaho’s wildland firefighters are facing a pay cliff. Fix it before fire season hits | Opinion
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThere are few jobs more important to Idaho than those of wildland firefighters. The work is...
Federal firefighters will quit in droves if Congress doesn't take action, union warns
LA Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHalf the nation's federal wildland firefighters could quit if Congress fails to avert major pay...
Hellish fires, low pay, trauma: California's Forest Service firefighters face a morale crisis
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMembers of a hotshot crew hike up the mountain while battling the Caldor fire in South Lake Tahoe on...
Homelessness, PTSD and paltry pay: The crisis in wildland firefighting
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 months agoGLOBAL WARNING : Many of the 19,000 wildland firefighters employed by the US government earn less...
A Forest Firefighter Can Make Up to $40K in 6 Months
Penny Hoarder via AOL· 2 years agoLooking for outdoor jobs? If you’re physically fit and enjoy hard work, consider becoming a wildland or forest firefighter. You could earn up to $40,000...
The U.S. needs more wildland firefighters, but the federal government keeps losing them
Daily Montanan via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBlack Butte is an inactive volcano that rises from the high desert in eastern Oregon. In May 2022, a...
Opinion: This wildfire season, here's another terrifying threat to worry about
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA firefighter who works for the U.S. Forest Service battles the 2020 Silverado fire in Irvine. (Jae...