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Environment & Energy

Bo Zarts

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1. Not to put too fine a point on it, but ..

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 07:06 AM

Mar 2024

There were substantial raises for US Forest Service firefighters in my region .. the Pacific Northwest .. in 2022. I assume all other regions got the raise also. It’s still too low, and we are indeed losing good people. But the raises came under Biden, and the sentient ones aren’t soon forgetting that.

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If Wildland Firefighters Are "Essential", Why Do They Make $15/Hour? "Exodus" Underway [View all] hatrack Mar 2024 OP

Not to put too fine a point on it, but .. Bo Zarts Mar 2024 #1

Pay structure for firefighters has to change. 2naSalit Mar 2024 #2

Thank you so much Traildogbob Mar 2024 #3