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As wildfires rage, Biden is raising federal firefighter pay

by Aamer MadhaniMatthew Daly
| June 30, 2021 8:27 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is temporarily raising pay for federal firefighters to ensure that no one fighting wildland fires is making less than $15 per hour.

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