"After extreme fire seasons in 2020 and 2021, Congress  funded a temporary bonus  that boosted average U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighter pay by either 50% or US$20,000, whichever was lower. But that increase expires after Sept. 30, knocking many federal firefighters back to earning the minimum $15 per hour...

The National Federation of Federal Employees warns that a large number of firefighters could quit if their pay also drops."

$15/ hour to do that job?! 

https://theconversation.com/wildland-firefighters-face-a-huge-pay-cut-without-action-by-congress-heres-how-physically-demanding-this-lifesaving-job-is-214336