Firefighters doing prescribed burns and smokejumpers would get hazard pay.
Federal firefighters who carry out prescribed burns and smokejumpers who jump from planes would get hazard pay. This pay would be the same as what firefighters receive for fighting wildfires. The bill aims to fairly compensate these workers for the risks involved in their jobs.
Today, federal firefighters doing prescribed burns and smokejumpers doing parachute jumps do not explicitly receive hazard pay at the same rate as those fighting wildfires. If this bill becomes law, they would receive hazard pay for these duties. This extra pay would be set at the same rate as fighting forest and range fires on the fireline.
HR 5091 · 119th Congress · September 2, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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