Sheehy, Padilla look to secure hazard pay for prescribed burns
The bipartisan bill would cover prescribed burns and smokejumper training jumps as wildland firefighters seek pay for more high-risk work.
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Sheehy, Padilla, look to secure hazard pay for prescribed burns
Firefighters, along with a medic, hike near the Windy Rock fire near Drummond in August 2025. (Peelee Clark / Northwest Team 2)Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate this month from Republican Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy and Democratic California Sen. Alex Padilla seeks to extend firefighter hazard pay to prescribed burns and training jumps. Wildland firefighters already get hazard pay while working on active fires, but they do not currently for …
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Sheehy, Padilla look to secure hazard pay for prescribed burns
Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate this month from Republican Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy and Democratic California Sen. Alex Padilla seeks to extend firefighter hazard pay to prescribed burns and training jumps. Wildland firefighters already get hazard pay while working…
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