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Curtis, Merkley lead new bipartisan bill to honor fallen wildland firefighters
What happened
U.S. Senators John Curtis and Jeff Merkley introduced bipartisan legislation to expand death benefits for families of wildland firefighters killed in the line of duty, matching the benefits provided to families of fallen military servicemembers.
Timeline
- Utah Policy Curtis, Merkley lead new bipartisan bill to honor fallen wildland firefighters
- KSL Utah senator pushes to boost benefits for families of fallen wildland firefighters
- KSL News (YouTube) Utah senator pushes to boost benefits for families of fallen wildland firefighters
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Utah senator pushes to boost benefits for families of fallen wildland firefighters
— Estimated read time: 1-2 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. John Curtis, a Republican from Utah, is teaming up with a Democrat to try to expand benefits for families of wildland firefighters who die in the line of duty. The…