Trump backs higher pay for wildland firefighters while DOGE cuts wildfire support staff
FILE - Earielle London looks back as she and other students from Alabama A&M and Tuskegee Universities march into the woods for a wildland firefighter training June 9, 2023, in Hazel Green, Ala. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
SEATTLE (AP) — Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump, but many worry that mass federal worker firings will leave the nation more vulnerable to wildfires.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday credited Trump with securing the pay increase in a post on the social media site X. He said the administration is grateful to firefighters who he said "embody the American spirit by selflessly risking their lives to protect their neighbors, protect their communities, and preserve our natural heritage.”
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