1. Unclassified
J8 BRIEF
Unclassified

2. ***STATE MISSION NOT FEDERAL*** PAY AND TRAVEL REGULATIONS ARE DIFFERENT

3. PAY CALIFORNIA MILITARY AND VETERANS CODE (CMVC)
Authority:(Pay)CMVC 324 (Travel)
CMVC 322 (Activation) CMVC146
RECIPROCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR STATE OF CALIFORNIA MILITARY DEPARTMENT, EXHIBIT A, CALIFORNIA INTERAGENCY FINANCE PLAN (CAL-FIRE MOU)

4. CAL-FIRE MOU EXHIBIT A
PAY PLAN FORMULATION: Three Pay rates are established for payroll for CMD SMs under this agreement:
Emergency State Active Duty (ESAD) Pay
Fire Pay
Hazardous Duty (HD) Fire Pay.
The system of record for all pay under this agreement is CMD’s California State Active Duty System (CaESADS) system.

5. ESAD PAY
CMVC CODE, § 321
“except that enlisted men and women in the pay grade of E1 through E4 ordered to active duty pursuant to Section 143 or 146, while on active duty, shall receive not less than the minimum daily rate of pay applicable to a pay grade of E5 in the active military service of the United States.”

6. ESAD PAY
Applies to SMs on duty in training prior to incident assignment and SMs on duty in a CMD Headquarters (HQ) not in direct support of an incident or fire suppression operations.
ESAD Pay is a rank and longevity based single days pay established by DOD’s Department of Finance Accounting Services (DFAS) pay tables.
Federal pay tables published on

7. ESAD PAY CALCs BASE PAY ÷ 30 = ÷ 30 = ÷ 30 =
÷ 30 =
Basic Allowance for Housing RC/Transient
(January 1, 2015) (Without Dependent/with Dependent
÷ 30 =
Basic Allowance for Subsistence
(Effective January 1, 2015)

8. Basic Allowance for Subsistence
(Effective January 1, 2015)

9. FIRE PAY (PER DAY)
Fire Pay- applies only to those SMs performing duty in direct support of an incident and who are assigned to an incident. An OES Mission and Agency Incident number must be active for Fire Pay to be authorized. Personnel on duty in the CMD HQ who have received specialized training or qualifications as Aviation LNO/MFL, Ground LNO, PAO, or ESADT member receive fire pay.
Rank
Fire Pay E1
$304
CW2
$448 E2
CW3
$498 E3
CW4
$548 E4
CW5
$598 E5 O1
$473 E6
$354 O2 E7
$404 O3
$523 E8
$454 O4 E9
$504 O5
WO1
$398 O6
$648

10. Hazardous Duty(HD FIRE PAY) (PER DAY)
HD Fire pay is Fire Pay plus an additional 20% of daily pay rate. HD provided for fire line assignments.
Applies to those SMs receiving Fire Pay and who are directly engaged in aerial or ground fire fighting or fire line operations. An OES Mission and Agency Incident number must be active and SM must be assigned to an incident. MEDEVAC aircrews receive HD Fire Pay

11. HD FIRE PAY (PER DAY) Rank HD Fire Pay E1 $365 CW2 $538 E2 CW3 $598 E3
$658 E4
CW5
$718 E5 O1
$568 E6
$425 O2 E7
$485 O3
$628 E8
$545 O4 E9
$605 O5
WO1
$478 O6
$778

12. TAXES (what will be deducted from pay)
Only Federal Income Tax and State Tax (Based on DFAS Info)
No Social Security
No MEDICARE

13. PAY SCHEDULE Hand Crew training ( From 7/30/2015 to 08/04/2015)
AUG 15th (ESAD PAY for 6 days)
Hand Crew Fire OPS (From 08/05/15 to 08/15/2015)
Sept 1st 2015 (Fire pay or HD Fire Pay)
Hand Crew Fire OPS (From 08/16/15 to “DEMOB” or 08/30/2015 which ever happens first)
Sept 15st 2015 (Fire pay or HD Fire Pay)