The American leader noted that fighting wildfires “is no longer a seasonal job” due to the climate crisis, which has led to prolonged and dangerous heat, causing forest fires to burn.
According to him, 36 large uncontrolled fires are already raging in the western states, and has announced emergency measures to combat the natural disaster. Among them, he singled out:
an increase in the salary of firefighters from $ 13 to $ 15 per hour;
the use of new technologies with fire, including tracking fires from satellites;
the allocation of billions of dollars in investment to increase the resilience of infrastructure to record heat and targeted grants to regions at risk.
During the meeting, Biden admitted that he was shocked by the salary of American firefighters, which is only $ 13 per hour. “This is not acceptable,” he said.
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