Federal wildland firefighters pouring everything into a brutal fire season assume every grueling overtime hour builds a bigger retirement. The two systems quietly measuring that work use completely different rules.
Published September 6, 2026, 2:05pm ET · 3 min read
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Gerelyn Terzo is the author of dividend investing handbook “Dividend Investing Strategies: How to Have Your Cake & Eat It Too.” A veteran financial journalist, she covers agri-finance for outlets like Global AgInvesting and the broader stock market and personal finance for 24/7 Wall Street. She began at CNBC and later helped launch Fox Business in New York. Gerelyn currently resides in Woodland Park, Colorado and dabbles in nature photography as a hobby.
