Wildland Firefighter Salaries and Expenses

Dept. of Interior Wildland Fire Management

Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes

Wildfire Activities Funded: Response

Authorization:
P.L. 117-58

120
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL)
FY2015 – FY2024

Description

Funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to increase the base salary of a Federal wildland firefighter by $20,000 per year or 50 percent of the base salary, whichever is lesser.

Additional Program Notes & TCS Insights

Under the IIJA, the USFS shall seek to convert not fewer than 1,000 seasonal wildland firefighters to full-time, permanent, year-round Federal wildland firefighter.

Appropriations

Regular Supplemental IIJA IRA
FY2015 0
FY2016 0
FY2017 0
FY2018 0
FY2019 0
FY2020 0
FY2021 0
FY2022 0 37,194,313 0
FY2023 0 0 20,701,422
FY2024 0 0 20,701,422
FY2025 20,701,422
FY2026 20,701,422

Last Updated: October 17, 2024

Received Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding: Yes – New

Received Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding: No

Appropriations Notes

Supplemental appropriations through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) are not specified by year, instead a topline number for all Section 40803 activities in DOI is appropriated and DOI has the discretion to allocate annual supplemental appropriations between programs. DOI is appropriated $327 million in FY2022 and $182 million annually FY2023-2026. This database estimates annual program-level appropriations as a percentage of total annual appropriations. This does not directly align with DOI allocations.