Tim’s Act
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Overview
The Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act increases compensation and establishes benefits for federal wildland firefighters, who are employed by the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, or tribal governments. The bill raises the minimum pay rate for wildland firefighters at various GS levels, establishes premium pay for extended fire incidents, and includes provisions for rest and recuperation leave, retirement benefits, and psychological support. It also addresses pay parity with federal structural firefighters and establishes a program to assist the families of critically injured or killed firefighters. Finally, the bill aims to improve health provisions and ensure that firefighter injuries are properly compensated.
Key provisions
- Increases base pay rates for wildland firefighters at GS levels 1-15, with higher percentages for higher grades.
- Establishes premium pay for extended deployments to qualifying wildfire incidents.
- Creates paid rest and recuperation leave for firefighters after responding to qualifying incidents.
- Establishes a program to assist the families of critically injured or killed wildland firefighters.
- Requires comparable pay increases for prevailing rate employees who are wildland firefighters.
- Establishes a program to ensure psychological stress-related injuries and illnesses are compensated.
- Provides for a continuing accrual of service for firefighters.
- Addresses pay parity with federal structural firefighters.
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