Tim’s Act enhances pay and benefits for Federal wildland firefighters, including special base rates, incident response premium pay, and mental health.
Tim’s Act, also known as the Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act, aims to reform and enhance the pay and benefits of Federal wildland firefighters. The Act introduces special base rates of pay for wildland firefighters, replacing the General Schedule base rate for these positions. It also provides for incident response premium pay for employees engaged in wildland firefighting, ensuring that premium pay is disregarded in calculating aggregate pay.
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