Wildland Firefighter Pay Parity & Benefits (Tim’s Act)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-09-02 — To amend section 5545 of title 5, United States Code, to provide hazard pay for carrying out prescribed burns, and for other purposes.: cross-connection with federal-hazard-pay-prescribed-burns: Related workforce-compensation reforms aimed at federal wildland fire personnel; hazard pay for prescribed burns complements broader pay-parity proposals. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-08-14 — Differential Pay for Prescribed Wildland Fire Activities: cross-connection with hazardous-duty-pay-prescribed-wildland-fire: Both address compensation structure for federal wildland firefighters; the prescribed-fire differential complements the broader pay parity (Tim’s Act) reforms. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-03-06 — Fix Our Forests Act: cross-connection with wildland-firefighter-assistance: Fix Our Forests Act’s wildland firefighter assistance title runs parallel to Tim’s Act pay-parity efforts; both address federal wildland firefighter workforce retention but through different legislative vehicles. (novelty: 3)
- 2025-03-07 — Tim’s Act: Tim’s Act (HR743, 119th Congress) proposes GS pay increases, premium pay for prolonged deployments, housing/tuition assistance, mental health support, and expanded workers’ compensation (including psychological stress injuries) for federal wildland firefighters at USDA, Interior, and tribal governments; referred to Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture (2025-03-07). (novelty: 3)