S. 2272 would permanently increase the pay scale for federal wildland firefighters under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service (within the Department of Agriculture) or the Department of the Interior (DOI) and would authorize a daily supplemental payment (referred to as premium pay) for wildland federal firefighters and related employees who respond to wildland fires in specific circumstances. The new pay scales and supplemental payments would take effect on October 1, 2023. Salaries for wildland firefighters were temporarily increased during fiscal year 2023 under provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
