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Jeff Carpenter's avatar

Thanks for this article.

“Last year, 35 percent of wildland firefighting jobs in California were vacant, according to ProPublica.”

“…we spent nights sleeping in apocalyptic fields of ash. We spent countless hours choking on smoke. Poison oak blistered our skin. The compensation for me, as an entry-level firefighter, was around $13.45 an hour… Of the 20 members of that crew, only five are left four years later.

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Ally House (Oregon)'s avatar

Absolutely criminal.

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J L Graham's avatar

Who benefits society more? Fire fighters or hedge fund managers? To which do "We the People" owe gratitude?

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