Study: Pay, experience positively impact wildland firefighter retention; competing wages not so much

Boise State Public Radio News | By Mountain West News Bureau and Affiliates

Published December 7, 2023 at 11:10 AM MST

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

Using a sizable dataset and an innovative methodology, researchers have just published a study looking at factors that influence retention for Hotshots, among the most experienced and highly trained workers on the fireline.

Using a sizable dataset and an innovative methodology, researchers have just published a study looking at factors that influence retention for Hotshots, among the most experienced and highly trained workers on the fireline.