Wildland firefighters could get retirement credit for past service despite career breaks.
This bill would make it easier for federal wildland firefighters to get retirement credit, even if they had short breaks in their careers. It would change the rules for how "firefighter" is defined for federal retirement purposes, allowing those in supervisory roles with up to 24 months of breaks to count their service. This could help many current and former wildland firefighters secure their full retirement benefits.
Today, federal nonwildland firefighters in supervisory roles must have no breaks in service to count their time as "firefighter" service for retirement. There are no specific rules allowing wildland firefighters in similar roles to have any breaks. After this bill, federal wildland firefighters who move into supervisory or administrative positions would be able to count their service towards retirement even if they had up to 24 months (two years) of total breaks in service, provided they served at least three years as an active wildland firefighter. This change would also apply retroactively to eligible service performed since October 1, 2003.
HR 4672 · 119th Congress · July 23, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 5/10
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