OPM Final Rule Adds Prescribed Wildland Fire Duties as Eligible for Hazardous/Environmental Differential Pay

OPM issued a final rule expanding covered wildland fire activities to include prescribed (planned) fire duties, making them eligible for Hazardous Duty Pay (HDP) for GS employees and Environmental Differential Pay (EDP) for FWS employees. The rule authorizes a 25% differential for qualifying employees participating on a firefighting crew engaged in prescribed fire activities on the fireline.