Press Releases

The FY 2025 Budget will deliver a permanent pay increase for federal wildland firefighters if signed into law.

The rule, which takes effect on August 24, stems in part from the NFFE legal team petitioning OPM to amend its regulations in November 2022.

Alonzo will serve the remainder of the current term that was recently vacated by Dave Stamey.

Statement in response to President Biden declining to accept the nomination to run for office this election cycle.

With Wagner’s addition to the FLRA, the Authority now has a third member, allowing for the fair adjudication and breaking of deadlocks in cases.

If passed into law, the language will make permanent a new pay scale for federal wildland firefighters based on an emergency increase to pay authorized through a 2021 law. 

Through the union’s advocacy and sharing of member concerns, the USFS will be refunding GS-10 and below employees who are renting USFS-owned housing by 50% of the cost of rent.

NFFE applauds the introduction of the Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act, a new bipartisan bill based on recommendations from the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.

NFFE applauds the dismissal of a federal court case against Ricky Snodgrass, a USFS wildland firefighter who was arrested while working as an active “burn boss” on the Malheur National Forest in Grant County, Oregon.

NFFE applauds OPM for publishing regulations aimed at protecting the career civil service from corruption and undue political influence.