The U.S. is working to hire more wildland firefighters as wildfires rage across North America, sending thick smoke across many states.
As wildfires continue to rage across Canada, sending thick smoke across the border, the U.S. is racing to address a shortage of wildland firefighters in its own backyard.
According to theU.S. Forest Service, a goal was set for 2023 to have 11,300 wildland firefighters onboard by mid-July, ahead of"the busiest part of the fire year in the U.S." And the U.S. Forest Service acknowledges that the rate is low, citing a struggle to"hire and retain firefighters," stating that for"some positions, the standard base pay is low enough to qualify their families for the USDA's supplemental nutrition assistance program and Medicaid," even adding that the"pay isn't as competitive as we would like."Adding fuel to the fire is burnout.
In the midst of all this, studies in recent years have revealed alarming data about the mental well-being of these wildland firefighters and the toll the job takes on them.
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