On the recordMay 25, 2021
We have 19 million acres under Federal jurisdiction. State pay is $70,000. That is what Cal Fire pays to a State firefighter. The United States Forest Service pays $38,000.
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Feinstein highlights the significant pay disparity between state and federal firefighters.
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