In the New Zealand study, people aged 18 to 55 who had a stroke were 2.3 times more likely to test positive for marijuana in their urine than those who didn't have a stroke. The study doesn't prove that smoking pot will cause a stroke.
New Search | Methodology | Help. The median expected salary for a typical Fire Fighter in the United States is $40,606. This basic market pricing report was prepared using our Certified Compensation Professionals' analysis of survey data collected from thousands of HR departments at employers of all sizes, industries and geographies.
The State of the States. Salaries for firefighters might vary as much as $40,000 per year, according to the BLS. Firefighters in Mississippi earned the lowest average salary of all states at $30,700 a year. Of the top five high-paying states, Oregon paid firefighters an average of $57,250 a year.alaries ranged from a low of $21,960 a year to a high of $80,430 a year. Some firefighters suppress fires in forests and vacant public land, and remain at a base camp during the fire season. These firefighters, who may not work year-round, earned a median annual salary of $45,600 in 2013, according to ONet Online.