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Wildland firefighter health effects: Brief overview

WebView video (5:31) This video provides a brief overview of a new approach to examine the potential health effects that wildland firefighters may experience working on wildland fires.

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Wildfire, smoke exposure, human health, and environmental …

WebView article.. Increasing wildfire size and severity across the western United States has created an environmental and social crisis that must be approached from a …

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Can prescribed fires mitigate health harm

WebIn this report, we summarize existing research on the air quality and human health impacts of wildfire and prescribed fire. This report is intended to infor

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Environmental health of wildland firefighters: a scoping review

WebView article.. Wildland firefighters are likely to experience heightened risks to safety, health, and overall well-being as changing climates increase the frequency and intensity of …

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Aligning smoke management with ecological and public health …

WebView article. Past and current forest management affects wildland fire smoke impacts on downwind human populations. However, mismatches between the scale of

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True cost of wildfire in the western US: 2022 report

WebThis report describes the full range of costs associated with wildland fire in the Western United States (U.S.) to help inform leaders and policymakers working to improve wildfire …

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Interpreting indicators of rangeland health- Version 5

WebThe Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health (IIRH) protocol is designed for assessing ecosystem function on rangelands and woodlands. The protocol was developed by an …

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A strategy for defining the reference for land health and …

WebView paper. This paper (1) provides a review of conditions under which historic reference information is and is not required to meet management and policy o

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Wildfire smoke: A guide for public health officials

WebAccess the guide. This document, originally developed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), is

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Measuring the economic health cost of wildfires- A review

WebView synthesis. There has been an increasing interest in the economic health cost from smoke exposure from wildfires in the past 20 years, particularly in t

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Events Great Basin Fire Science Exchange

WebNative American Fish and Wildlife Society Annual Conference. Conference website. The 2024 Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Annual National Conference, hosted by …

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Estimating fire smoke related health burden and novel tools to …

WebView report.. This study comprehensively assessed the health risks posed by smoke exposure, and constructed new tools to estimate and forecast smoke concentration …

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Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool

WebAccess the tool.. This tool is called the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool. The tool has an interactive map and uses datasets that are indicators of burdens in eight …

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Comparing air quality and public health impacts from prescribed …

WebWebinar recording.. This webinar will introduce the recent release of the EPA Report on Comparing Air Quality and Public Health Impacts from Prescribed Fire and Wildfire Smoke.

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Wildland fire mental health and well-being

WebHis journey of recovery from PTSD is thought-provoking, alarming and yet filled with hope. Being intimately involved in the 2008 Iron 44 Fatality Incident ultimately took its toll on …

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Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health

WebGo to course catalog, search for "interpreting indicators" or “1730-37”. Click on the [Go] button. When the course name (Interpreting and Measuring Indicators of Rangeland …

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North American Congress for Conservation Biology

WebThe North American Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB) was July 26 to 31, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. NACCB 2020 organizers and the Society for Conservation Biology …

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Fitness and wellness for performance in wildland fire fighting

WebFitness and wellness for performance in wildland fire fighting. Webinar recording. Presented by Joe Sol, Exercise Physiologist U.S. Forest Service and Brent Ruby, Professor, …

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National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy

WebView the Addendum.. The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy has been officially updated. New critical emphasis areas include:-Climate change

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