VA Benefits Enrollment Package - Wildland Firefighter 2025

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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open the VA Benefits Enrollment Package in the editor.
  2. Begin by entering your personal information, including your full name and current mailing address in the designated fields.
  3. Provide your Social Security Number (SSN) and date of birth in the appropriate sections to ensure accurate identification.
  4. Fill out details regarding your military service, including your DD 214 form number and any relevant dates related to your enlistment.
  5. Specify the type of education or training you are pursuing, which is Wildland Firefighter training. Use 'NATIONAL INTERAGENCY JOINT APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEE (WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER JATC)' as the school program name.
  6. Complete any additional fields required for enrollment, ensuring all information is accurate and up-to-date before submission.

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Im thrilled to share with you the advantages that come with being a forest firefighter in the US Forest Service. These brave individuals enjoy a host of benefits, such as competitive salaries, comprehensive health and life insurance, solid retirement plans, paid time off, and chances for career growth and training.
Temporary and permanent employees receive sick leave, paid vacation, paid holidays and training. Permanent employees also receive health and life insurance and are covered by the Federal Employee Retirement System. Some fire positions qualify for retirement after 20 years.
A $20,000 retention bonus enacted by the Biden Administration in 2021 has subsequently caused a spike in fear and panic for wildland firefighters every few months. The bonus was only supplemental, as legislators intended to enact a permanent pay increase.
Sometimes an incident will be unable to provide food and we will be on government per diem, which can range from $59 a day on up. We will go out to eat or buy food at a grocery store and then youll get the government rate reimbursed to you after the roll.
The VA assigns military firefighters a disability percentage from 10% to 100%, and the amount of compensation they will receive depends solely on it. These are the payouts for all the VA disability ratings for military firefighters injured by AFFF exposure.

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Q Are firefighters eligible for insurance? A Forest Service permanent, full-time employees have the opportunity to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHB), which includes health insurance, life insurance, dental insurance, and long-term care insurance.
Firefighters may retire once they are age 50 with 20 years of covered service, or at any age if they have 25 years of covered service. Employees who are covered by the special retirement program pay an extra 0.5 percent into the retirement fund.

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