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A complex House-passed package of bills intended to tame wildfires and mitigate drought still awaits action in a skeptical Senate.

Democrats — and select Republicans — voiced their support for a bipartisan bill that would boost wildland firefighter pay and reclassify their job titles as firefighters during a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday.

Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney is sponsoring a new bill - named in honor of Cody smokejumper Tim Hart - to increase the pay and benefits of all federal firefighters.

Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney has co-sponsored a bill which would provide more pay and benefits to federal wildland firefighters.

Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney has co-sponsored a bill which would provide more pay and benefits to federal wildland firefighters.

It was a solemn memorial for wildland firefighter Tim Hart, as Saturday's service in Cody celebrated the spirit that made him "a consummate smokejumper."

The memorial service honoring Tim Hart, the smokejumper who died while responding to the Eicks Fire in New Mexico, will be held on Saturday, June 12.

Smokejumper Tim Hart Returns Home Today Smokejumper Tim Hart will be making his final journey home to Cody today June 6th, 2021, around 3:00 p.m. Tim Hart passed away due to injuries that he sustained during a smoke jump. The jump was on the Eicks Fire in southern New Mexico. A procession of fire trucks…

Tim Hart, a smokejumper at the West Yellowstone Smokejumper Base, has lost his life in the line of duty.

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