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Take Action: Take Care of Our Wildland Firefighting Heroes!
Tell President Obama to provide health care to the men and women who are battling America's wildfires.
Goal: 15,000
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Progress: 1,122
Sponsored by: The Hunger Site
Wildland firefighters are some of the most skilled and dedicated firefighters around. They're tasked with battling intense wildfires that are spread over miles worth of terrain. They often put in a full year's work from just May to October — the prime time window in which wildfires are most common.
The work isn't easy. These firefighters, also known as hotshot teams, are exposed to extremely dangerous chemicals during a fire, including smoke and dust. They're often working in inhospitable environments where they are at risk of falling objects or contracting poison oak.
But hotshot firefighters don't have a health insurance option because they're considered temporary workers by the US government. These men and women are on the front lines battling dangerous wildfires, and in return, they have the right to comprehensive health coverage.
Ask President Obama to mandate health care for all of our nation's wildland firefighters.
Dear President Obama:
As you know, America's wildland firefighters put their lives on the line in some of the most inhospitable conditions on Earth all in the name of saving lives and land. They brave smoke inhalation, falling trees, extreme temperatures, and poison oak, among other dangers. Hotshots put themselves into the line of fire — literally — risking their lives to save others'.
But because these heroes are considered temporary workers by the Federal government (they work only prime wildfire months from May-October), they are not eligible for health coverage. But hotshot firefighters often put in a year's worth of work during this time.
Wildfires don't wait for summer vacations or weekends, and it's these brave men and women who are front and center when the time calls. We must provide them with the health care they deserve.
I urge you to implement mandatory health care for America's wildland firefighters.
Thank you for considering my comments.
Petition Signatures
May 13, 2013
Linda Beach
May 10, 2013
Rhiannon Young
May 9, 2013
P. Burns
May 9, 2013
richard hall
May 9, 2013
Sophie Gorman
May 8, 2013
Gina Crumbliss
May 7, 2013
Alma Castro
May 7, 2013
Valerie Smith
May 7, 2013
Maggie Fenske
May 7, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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May 5, 2013
Charlotte de Marigny
May 4, 2013
Alma Pulido
May 4, 2013
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May 2, 2013
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May 2, 2013
Nicole Fulton
May 2, 2013
Carolyn Fulton
May 2, 2013
Gary Fulton
May 1, 2013
Barbara Crane
May 1, 2013
Pamela Moteles
May 1, 2013
Meiju Lehtiniitty
Apr 29, 2013
Alex Hart
Apr 29, 2013
KATHRYN HEMMINGS (MRS)
Apr 29, 2013
Jeanmarie Thompson
Apr 28, 2013
John Banks
Apr 28, 2013
Mariane Ruffner
Apr 27, 2013
Christian Engleman
Apr 27, 2013
marilyn graziano
Apr 27, 2013
Priscilla Sanville
Apr 26, 2013
Theodore Shayne
Apr 26, 2013
Shauna Sparlin
Apr 26, 2013
Patty Jordan
Apr 26, 2013
Joyce Frohn
Apr 25, 2013
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Apr 25, 2013
Hillary Tietsworth
Apr 25, 2013
Sara Hinnant
Apr 25, 2013
L Ieven
Apr 25, 2013
Jennifer Maresh
Apr 23, 2013
Maria Maloney
Apr 23, 2013
Kathy Schwab
When is Washington DC going to use the brain God gave to them and give "Health Insurance" to those who put their lives on the line in fighting fires to save our lives and our land. Wildfires don't wait until May-October to burn, they happen any ole time.
Apr 23, 2013
Lauren Miller
Apr 22, 2013
Robert Owczarek
Apr 22, 2013
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Let some of them hot shot Senater's fight one of the fires instead of sitting on their rumps and making major decisions that affect all our lives.
Apr 21, 2013
keri netzel
Apr 21, 2013
Barbara Pugliese
Apr 20, 2013
Maryalice Templeman
Apr 20, 2013
Stacey Calvert
Apr 20, 2013
Nanci Rogers
Apr 19, 2013
tara ebrahimian
Apr 19, 2013
Pam Pierpont
When you put your life on the line to protect our lives and lands, "temporary" shouldn't enter the equation. These firefighters continually hone their skills and must stay in shape to do this rigorous and dangerous job. This is a no brainer.
