S 135119th CongressIntroduced

Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2025

Introduced: Oct 29, 2025

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

Increases pay for federal wildland firefighters through special base pay rates and provides premium pay for incident response, along with rest and recuperation leave provisions.

Key Points

1Establishes special base pay rates for wildland firefighters (42% increase at GS-1 to 1.5% at GS-15)
2Provides 450% of hourly basic pay as incident response premium pay (capped at $9,000 annually)
3Authorizes rest and recuperation leave after qualifying incidents
4Applies to Forest Service and Interior Department firefighters
5Includes transfer authority for funding continuation
6Sets requirements for deployment locations and qualifying incidents

Impact Areas

Federal wildland firefightersUS Forest ServiceDepartment of the InteriorWildfire response operationsFederal employee compensationWildfire management funding

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