Dozens of lawmakers sign letter supporting an increase in pay for federal firefighters – Wildfire Today

The U.S. Capitol building. Photo by Bill Gabbert. A letter signed by a bipartisan group of 28 lawmakers urged that steps be taken to avert critical staffing shortages in the wildland firefighting workforce. The document was sent May 10 to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Secretaries of the Departments…