By Shaun Boyd Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — As fires rage across the Western United States, the nation’s elite wildland firefighters are facing a 50% pay cut. Hotshots, smokejumpers and Helitack crews are among the federal firefighters who would be impacted by the reduction. They go where no one else will to do the work no one else can. They use hand tools and chain saws, in triple-degree heat and rugged terrain, to stop wildfires that threaten homes and lives. In return, the federal government pays them just above the minimum wage in Colorado. “The reality is you have wildland firefighters risking their lives 5-10 miles from here who were not making
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