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Writers on the Range

Writers on the Range: Wildland firefighters need our support

Published August 19, 2023 at 2:30 PM MDT
The U.S. has seen over nearly 1,000 wildfires this year as of late July, most of which were in the West.
Malachi Brooks
The U.S. has seen over nearly 1,000 wildfires this year as of late July, most of which were in the West.

Wildland firefighters deserve a living wage, says writer Gregory McNamee, and there's a bipartisan bill working its way through Congress to do exactly that. But it's sure to be controversial, he adds, even though everyone knows that ever more destructive and frequent wildfires are here to stay.

Writers on the Range