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Wildland firefighters demand higher pay
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 23, 2024
Summer is high season for wildland fires, but even now they’re a growing problem. This month alone there were more than 300 blazes on public land. There have also been 65 fires here in Virginia since the first of the year.
Putting out those fires can be dangerous work, but about 17,000 people hired to do that job have another concern – getting paid. Sandy Hausman has that story.
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