UNBELIEVABLE: Grassroots wildland firefighters - The Untold Story

Firefighters were elated after a federal bill provided them support for cancer. Then came ‘a slap in the face’

A 2022 law gave wildland firefighters with ‘presumptive cancer coverage’, but the list of ailments left out a range of cancers affecting women

The Guardian - US · Oct 30, 2024

Fire Season’s Front-Line Workers Get Organized

Firefighters credit a perfect storm of more fires, low wages and dangerously high turnover rates for the trend.

Capital & Main · Aug 2, 2024

US firefighters raise concerns over looming pay cut

Poorly paid and stretched thin during gruelling wildfire seasons, firefighters warn of ‘devastating’ wave of departures.

Al Jazeera · Jul 13, 2023