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Federal firefighters could see bigger paychecks next year

House appropriators are taking steps that could give federal firefighters a permanent pay raise.

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Firefighter Rosie Smith unloads hose from a truck while battling the Caldor Fire west of Strawberry in Eldorado National Forest, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Policy change for certain diseases boosts workers’ comp acceptance rates for federal firefighters

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(U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service photo by Lisa Cox)

Practice makes perfect: firefighter Nick Vallardo trains with an engine crew as they prepare for the coming wildfire season. (Lisa Cox, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)

CDO Council pilot fights wildfires using interagency data to target fuel sources

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