Archive: Firefighter pay updates
Update to firefighter work environment reformsDec. 31, 2024As we close out the year, I want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible work you’ve done. Thank you for all you do in service to the people of our nation. This was one of the most challenging fire years on record—96 days at Preparedness Levels 4 and 5, with more than 1.5 million acres burned above the 10-year average. We hit…
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HRM: Interim solution to code incident response premium pay
An interim solution has been created to pay Incident Response Premium Pay [internal link] while a permanent solution is being developed.If you previously coded time for IRPP [internal link] using TC-IR: Corrected timesheets were automatically submitted for pay period 6 (March 23-April 5, 2025)…
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HRM: Update about erroneous salary info for wildland firefighters
Human Resources Management wanted to provide an update about employees in wildland firefighting positions who received erroneous annual salary documentation, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), just over two weeks ago.
As communicated by Tony Dixon, deputy chief for Business Operations, in Inside the…
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Update: Pay delivery system error
Deputy Chief Tony Dixon, Business Operations
As a follow up to my email sent Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, I wanted to provide an update to employees in wildland firefighting positions about the current status of the erroneous annual salary documentation, Standard Form 50, issued over a week ago.
Human Resources Management and the…
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Health and Wellbeing Program update: New services available
Deputy Chief John Crockett, State, Private, and Tribal Forestry
For years, we’ve talked about the strength, grit and resilience of wildland firefighters and dispatchers. At the same time, we are all very aware of the toll this work can take – physically, emotionally and mentally. Over time, the exposure to…
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Workers' Compensation Injury Guidance
For Injured or Ill EmployeesCompensation Injury Guidance (internal link)Presumptive Illness ClaimsResources about the unique occupational disease injuries (latent cancers, heart disease, lung disease) firefighters may develop, and the complex Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) claims development involved. Firefighters and Cancer: 2023 National Defense Authorization Act and Cancer:…