Idaho governor OKs wildland firefighter hazard pay raises

After walking down a gravel road to do recon on a fire cresting into the trees, a wildland firefighter grimaces as he walks back to his crew at the Bedrock Fire north of Lenore, Idaho on Aug. 12, 2021. Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law legislation giving the state's wildland firefighters hazard pay. The Republican governor on Thursday, March 24, 2022, signed the measure that provides state-employed wildland firefighters with hazard pay of up to 25% above their hourly wages. (Pete Caster/Lewiston Tribune via AP, File)