OPM Final Rule Adds Prescribed Wildland Fire Duties for Hazardous Duty and Environmental Differential Pay

OPM issued a final rule expanding covered activities for differential pay to include prescribed (planned) wildland fire duties. The rule authorizes a 25% Hazardous Duty Pay differential for eligible GS employees and a 25% Environmental Differential Pay for eligible FWS employees when participating as part of a firefighting crew implementing prescribed fire activities on the fireline.