Array of Firefighter Issues
from less to more important
by the group of firefighters
that interviewed with CalFire, have applied, or are planning to apply
Wildlandfire.com Survey ending 12/09/07

Blue indicates those issues that fall under "Pay and Benefits";
Green indicates those issues that fall under "Location and Living".

Array of issues Rated as Less Important to More Important

Least Important
x 47 Social/Culture/Entertainment Options; 48 Advanced Education Opportunities
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x 57 Spousal/Significant Other Employment Options
x 60 Firefighter Job Series; 62 24 hour staffing
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x
x 69 Liability Insurance
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x
x 77 Benefits-Holidays/Leave
x 80 Duty days/hours
x 83 Health Care/Education/Shopping Availability (self and/or family)
x 85 Station/Duty Location
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x
x 92 Portal to Portal Pay
x 95 Living/Housing Availability
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x 108 Job Security/Stability; 108 Promotion potential/Apprentice advancement
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x 113 Benefits-Health/Dental/Vision
x 116 Area Cost of Living
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x 131 Wages/Salary
Most Important

Survey: www.wildlandfire.com/surveys/2007/1/survey.asp

Most important issues for each firefighter were 1; other replies were coded 0.

Each issue was summed over all firefighters. The actual summed numbers are not so important as the relative positions where the issues are located in the overall array of importance.