Petition to give Wildfire Fighters Healthcare.

http://www.change.org/firefighters

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Because wildfire is more common from May to October, most of us are seasonally employed. More than 90% of us return year after year and we often work the equivalent of a full year in 6-7 months. Despite this -- and despite putting our lives on the line every day- we still don’t have the opportunity to buy into a government health care plan even at the most basic level.

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I was wondering if anyone had an opinion on this.

Generally part time or seasonal workers get short changed on benefits of all kinds. Maybe a solution would be a pro-rated benefit package based on hours worked vs. full time. There is no simple answer, but benefits are really part of overall compensation. I am surprised if they are on a government payroll and get no health insurance at all. That's weird. Its probably Bush's fault.

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ ... erpost.com

Article in the DP about FF insurance.