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Grassroots Wildland Firefighters Workforce Survey

GWF Quarterly Update- Feb 25th at 6:30 (MST)

Education on H.R. 4038 from GWF

GWF Year in Review | 2025

Brian Fennessy Endorsement Press Release

More About Incident Response Premium Pay Law

5 U.S. Code § 5545c - Incident response premium pay for employees engaged in wildland firefighting | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute

SENS CURTIS, SCHIFF INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO CREATE FIRST-EVER RESPIRATORY PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL FIREFIGHTERS - Senator John Curtis

Senators propose bill to require PPE for wildland firefighters, but some have reservations

Press Release: Alarming Impacts of Cuts to Wildfire Mitigation

Forever Wildland: A Hardcore Benefit Show Tickets | Nov 8 @ Scribble, Los Angeles | DICE

Talking Federal Firefighting with Bobbie Scopa

Government Shutdown - Employee Care Update (National Association of Forest Service Retirees)

Grassroots Wildland Firefighters Respond to DOI/USDA Secretarial Memos

Wildland and WUI Clean Cab Survey

In the News | Grassroots Wildland Firefighters in National Media — Grassroots Wildland Firefighters

Newsletter | Stay Connected with Grassroots Wildland Firefighters — Grassroots Wildland Firefighters

National Firefighter Registry for Cancer (NFR) Enrollment Site

Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying

The Silent Mental Health Crisis on the Frontlines of Fire - Mountain Journal

Wildland Fire Therapy Service

National Wildland Fire Service — Grassroots Wildland Firefighters

Find A Wildland Fire Specific Mental Health Practitioner

2025 Wildland Firefighter Pay Reform — Grassroots Wildland Firefighters

All Info - S.279 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Tim’s Act

Wildland Fire Wellness Summit | FULL REPLAY — Hotshot Wellness

500: We've Run Into An Issue | Mailchimp

2025 Pay FAQ, Calculator, and info

2025 Women in Wildland Fire Panel

The Department of the Interior Announces Permanent Pay Increase for Wildland Firefighters to Bolster the Nation’s Wildfire Response | U.S. Department of the Interior

Newsletter: CR update 3/12

Text - H.R.1968 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

Text - H.R.8998 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

Legislative Hearing to Review H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, and Options to Reduce Catastrophic Wildfire | The United States Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

Video US Forest Service, National Park Service employees fired by DOGE speak out

Statement of Support for Forest Service Employees

Hiring freeze of firefighters could be deadly, Forest Service captain warns

Neguse, Huffman Demand Firefighters and Seasonal Employees be Exempt from Trump Attacks on Federal Workforce

‘Slap in the face’: Oregon, Washington Forest Service employees speak on layoffs

How the Loss of Federal Workers Will Have A Massive Impact on Fire Operations This Fire Season, With Riva Duncan

Federal workers across the PNW are being fired by the Trump administration. They warn of impacts on wildfires, science and historic landmarks

Lives on the line: Low pay has US wildland firefighters quitting

Newsletter- National Wildland Fire Service

National Wildland Fire Service — Grassroots Wildland Firefighters

Trump exempted public safety roles from his hiring freeze. Federal firefighters, prison guards and food inspectors wonder why they don’t count.

Trump’s federal hiring freeze halts onboarding of federal firefighting crews ahead of wildfire season | CNN

Wildland Fire Virtual Wellness Summit

Stand Strong Amid Uncertainty

Wildland firefighters’ smoke exposure levels shown to cause brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases

Pay wildland firefighters a living wage - High Country News

Tell Congress to Cosponsor and Pass the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act!

Newsletter archive

Trump’s hiring freeze could impact California firefighting efforts, federal services

Grassroots Wildland Firefighters Media Contact Form

Support Grassroots Wildland Firefighters - 501c3

Bobbie Scopa MSNBC interview

RSVP for Virtual Wellness Summit

Supporting wildland firefighters and a resilience workforce - Forest Stewards Guild

GWF Quarterly Stakeholders' Meeting 11/26/24

The Guardian- PRESUMPTIVE CANCER COVERAGE

FEMALE PRESUMPTIVE CANCER COVERAGE INFOGRAPHIC

FEMALE PRESUMPTIVE CANCER COVERAGE LETTER

Opinion | We Are Running Out of Firefighters at a Perilous Time

Feds Testing First Respirators for Wildland Firefighters

Wildland Firefighter Resources for mental health and wellbeing — Grassroots Wildland Firefighters

2024 Women in Wildland Fire Panel

The Wildland Firefighter Exodus and New Mexico's Biggest-Ever Wildfire

“It Feels Impossible to Stay”: The U.S. Needs Wildland Firefighters More Than Ever, but the Federal Government Is Losing Them

Quarterly Stakeholders Mtg 03072024

Appropriations Committees Release First FY24 Package

Division E (specific text referring to continuing payments)

I'm Just a Bill - Schoolhouse Rock

Congress budget showdown threatens federal firefighters' pay - Marketplace

Advocates: ‘Can kicked farther down the road’ by Congress on wildland fire pay

Add this to your toolbox

House Appropriators Move to Protect Wildland Firefighter Pay

The dangerous consequences of wildland fire dispatcher burnout

Sen. Bennet Speech

August 2023 Quarterly Stakeholder Update

Update: Wildland firefighter pay bill introduced in the Senate | US Forest Service

Nuance Matters, Integrity Matters- a message from GWF

Firefighters say they'll quit if their temporary pay boost isn't made permanent

Wildland Firefighters Will Face Significant Pay Cut under Wildland Firefighter Pay Protection Act

Firefighters are leaving the U.S. Forest Service for better pay and benefits

Grassroots Wildland Firefighters Thank the Community and Urge Passage of Wildland Firefighter Pay Protection Act

GRWFF Riva Thank you

Report: Federal firefighter pay, benefits lag behind state counterparts

A message from Grassroots Wildland Firefighters

Closing the Gap- Addressing Disparities in Wildland Firefighter Compensation

With wildland firefighter pay cut nearing, a dozen Western senators urge action

What Do Grassroots Wildland Firefighters Mean to the Fire Community? | MYSTERY RANCH Backpacks

The 'Pay Cliff' That Could Cripple the Federal Government's Firefighting Workforce

The Other Half of the Story

Take one minute to help out with Make Congress Aware of Tim's Act - H.R. 3108 & S.R.1505.

As wildland firefighter pay cuts loom, lawmakers propose permanent raise

Tim's Act Fact Sheet

Neguse is reintroducing a bill in Congress that would boost pay and benefits for wildland firefighters

Hidden Heroes of the Mental Health Effects of Climate Change

The Firefighter Pay Reforms Budget Proposal — Grassroots Wildland Firefighters

Wildland fire dispatchers feel shorted by new federal firefighter benefits, report says

The Firefighter Pay Reforms Budget Proposal — Grassroots Wildland Firefighters

Budget Hearing - Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the United States Forest Service

A Review of the Fiscal Year 2024 President’s Budget for the U.S. Forest Service | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

A Burning Issue: Stanford scholar testifies on rising costs of wildfire

WFF Pay and Classification Proposal Updates with Grassroots Wildland Firefighters & NFFE!

President’s 2024 Budget Advances Efforts to Address the Nation’s Wildfire Crisis through Workforce Reform and Other Investments in Wildland Fire Management Programs

Circle Up...Immediate Call to Action

Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Recommendations

Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission

Forest Service Wildland Firefighter (WLFF) Workforce Assessment

A Preparedness Guide for Wildland Firefighters and Their Families | NWCG

Why our Dispatchers matter- Special Classification Newsletter

FEB 10 Update: Wildland firefighter pay, classification in infrastructure law

Congressmen question the implementation of WLFF pay

Federal Firefighter Groups Find Flaws in a Watchdog's Conclusions on Recruitment, Retention Challenges

LETTER to GAO- GRWFF & NFFE Question Validity of GAO Audit

GAO REPORT- Reports on barriers to recruitment and retention of federal wildland firefighters

January 2023 Quarterly Update RECORDING

Here's what YOU helped us accomplish in 2022

Grassroots WFF Change of Command

WFF Donations

Obituary for M.W. "Bill" Gabbert

Reflections on the Passing of Bill Gabbert

Get yourself a briefing - what you need to know for 2023

2023 NDAA info and interview with Riva

Wildland Firefighters on the Front Lines

Grassroots Wildland Firefighters Donations

Bills Signed: H.R. 521, S. 3369, and S.4359 | The White House

Big Wins for Firefighters Coming Now From Congress

OFFICIAL Infrastructure FAQ

Awards - International Association of Wildland Fire

Infrastructure Bill and FLSA update

Wildland Firefighters Face Mental-Health Struggles With Little Support

Hotshots - Boulder Weekly

President Kelly Martin on CBS News

Aug. 15, 2022 update: firefighter increased payments

Monthly Updates — Grassroots Wildland Firefighters

HR 5118 Press Release

What is HR 5118? An intro from Congressman Joe Neguse

Read about what’s in the Bill here!

What can you do to further the progress of this legislation? Tell your elected officials to support the bill, click here to take action –

Watch Michelle Hart and Congressman Neguse discuss the importance of this bill here

To see if your Congressman voted against Wildland Firefighters click here:

Federal firefighters get pay bump as 2022 wildfire season sparks to life

News Release - Grassroots Wildland Firefighters Applaud Administration for Highly Anticipated Pay Implementation.pdf

FACT SHEET: BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES NEW PAY RAISES & SUPPORTS FOR WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER WORKFORCE FROM BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW | The White House

CBS Mornings story and coverage of WLFF issues

How to get involved- Contact your representatives here!

Senator Ron Wyden Questions why Federal Wildland Firefighters are paid so poorly

USFS FY 2023 Budget Hearing Recording with Randy Moore

California Is Short >1,000 Federal Wildland Firefighters

USFS Town Hall Recording

NFFE letter to OPM

Oregon Rep. Wyden wants Infrastructure Bill Accountability

Tim Hart Anniversary Press Release

Speaking to the Media as a current Federal Employee

Deep Dive into Wildland Fire Culture | US Forest Service

Saturday Soapbox: Wildland firefighters are there for you — be there for them

News Release - Mental Health Awareness Month

Letter to USDA and DOI signed by 28 Federal legislators!

Forest Service is only 73% staffed - Marketplace

Analysis finds that federal wildland firefighters can't afford to live in most Western counties - Wildfire Today

A Review of the Fiscal Year 2023 President’s Budget for the U.S. Forest Service | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

YouTube Channel- testimony, updates and more!

Firefighters are burned out after thousands of OT hours, little pay

A Forest Service Leader Claimed To Congress That A Hiring Push For Firefighters Had Gone “Very Well.” It Hadn’t Started Yet.

New OWCP coverage for WLFF FACT SHEET

Officials say 207 homes destroyed in McBride Fire in New Mexico - Wildfire Today

New Mexico Wildfire Leaves 2 Dead and 200 Structures Damaged

Two killed, hundreds of homes burned in New Mexico wildfire

McBride Fire remains uncontained in Ruidoso as resources deployed to contain perimeter

Why Wildfire Is Not Just A Western Problem : Consider This from NPR

5 years have passed since the Gatlinburg wildfire that killed 14

Wildfire danger on the rise across Pennsylvania, warns state

Ten years later: A look back at the wildfire that scorched more than 1,100 acres in Manorville, Ridge and Calverton

Wildfires in America: Not Just A Western Problem

Pay Disparity: Cal Fire vs. Federal — Grassroots Wildland Firefighters

Fighting Fire with Fire: Evaluating the Role of Forest Management in Reducing Catastrophic Wildfires

'Pretty brutal': Hiring woes plague Biden effort to contain wildfires

Partner/Spouse Survey Results- 2021

Partners, Spouses and Firefighters - We need your stories...

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