Weekly Wildfire Update: Spring Fire Season is Here. Busy Day in Colorado, Oklahoma Rips, and New Mexico Sees New Starts. New Bill Introduced to Limit Wildfire Funds. What We Know.
The Hotshot Wake Up
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The Pay Scales for Firefighters
I've expressed it a lot of the time, like accidents shouldn't be treated as harshly when it comes to law enforcement acts against someone. And there have been a lot of tragedies of people who have been charged for accidentally starting a wildfire. People who start wildfires on accident, you know, discretion needs to be used in those cases. I put up a poll today on my Instagram asking firefighters if they have still been paid fully or if they're still waiting for payments. It's about 50 50, probably 700 respondents at this point in time.
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