Resilience
Federal Wildland Firefighter Salaries And Expenses
Agency NameDepartment of Agriculture
Funding Amount$480,000,000.00
Bureau Name
Forest Service
Funding Mechanism
Direct Federal Spending
New?
No
Funding Mechanism
Direct Federal Spending
Funding Amount Notes
Period of Availability
Available until expended
Recipients
Forest Service Funding
Program Description
To address the increasing complexity and severity of fire years the Forest Service will create a more permanent workforce by converting no fewer than 1,000 seasonal wildland firefighters to wildland fire managers that are full-time, permanent and year-round while also holding responsibilities for reducing hazardous fuels on Federal land. Additionally in recognition of the significant risk and arduous duties of firefighters we will create a more competitive compensation package for wildland firefighters by increasing the base salary of Federal wildland firefighters.
Eligible Uses
For firefighters that are located within a specified geographic area where it is difficult to recruit or to retain Federal wildland firefighters.
Statutory Location
Division J, Title VI
Federal Cost Share Requirement
No non-Federal cost share required