Senate Committee Passes Bill To Fully Fund Wildland Firefighter Pay, And More.

Supplemental pay locked in as it heads to a Congressional vote.

In a press release from the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, they announced the passage of wildfire funding through 2024 that keeps the pay boost from the Infrastructure Act and ensures current staffing levels are maintained. After an announcement by the committee like this, it will likely pass both chambers quickly and then head to the presiden…