Feds hope new wildland firefighter job classifications will help with retention

Boise State Public Radio News | By Murphy Woodhouse

Published July 14, 2023 at 10:21 AM MDT

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A member of the Black Mesa Hotshots helps with a mid-June burnout on the Hull Fire in Northern Arizona.

The Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management has started posting positions using a new job classification system mandated by the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Fire managers are hopeful that it can help the agency begin to address the serious recruitment and retention issues they’re facing.

The Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management has started posting positions using a new job classification system mandated by the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Fire managers are hopeful that it can help the agency begin to address the serious recruitment and retention issues they’re facing.