Jul 1, 2013 · Firefighters put their lives on the line to protect other people’s property and lives. Why do they choose to take such dangerous work? Sociologist Matthew Desmond asks this …

Apr 5, 2022 · As climate change fuels more severe wildfires that burn through larger swaths of forestland and homes each year, firefighters are facing increasingly unpredictable, …

Jan 13, 2025 · Now, crews battling the Los Angeles blazes are again inhaling cancer-causing chemicals without proper respiratory protection. It underscores how communities are …

From twelve to twenty-two wildland firefighters die every year. Since 1910, the year the Great Fires of Idaho and Montana killed seventy-two, over nine hundred wildland firefighters have …

12 hours ago · Gregg Bafundo, who was fired last week from his post as a wilderness ranger and wildland firefighter at the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest, said the staffing cuts came at …

Nov 1, 2024 · The fire and fire loss estimates in this analysis were derived from NFPA’s 2023 fire department experience survey (FES). Only fires reported to local fire departments have been …

Jan 16, 2025 · In our own research we’ve been studying firefighters and it’s known that they have increased rates of certain type of cancers.

Oct 29, 2017 · Sixteen suicides among wildland firefighters this year already, although St. Clair points out there tends to be a spike after fire season, which has dragged on long this year.

Jul 18, 2020 · Firefighter deaths by fire and smoke. Rapid-fire progress and exposure to heat on scene are key contributors to firefighter fatalities, with 4 deaths from burns and 2 from smoke …

“The US is burning, wildland firefighters are struggling, and some are even dying. The time for reform is now.” Duncan talked about the stress these federal employees face, about friends …

Jun 21, 2011 · Desmond writes about his impression that wildland firefighters do not think their job is dangerous. They think they can control their exposure to risk by being smart and maintaining...

Oct 30, 2007 · The book shows that these firefighters are not the adrenaline junkies or romantic heroes they are so often portrayed to be, providing an account of how young men are able to …

Jul 3, 2013 · It is a stark reminder that firefighters put their lives on the line to protect other people's property and lives. Why do they choose to take such dangerous work? Sociologist …

Mar 16, 2024 · They found that wildland firefighters had elevated exposures to the compounds, which have been associated in the general population with lung and bladder cancer and …

3 days ago · Alex, a senior wildland fire leader with more than 20 years of wildfire experience, first became aware of the impending firings three weeks ago when they and other high-ranking …

Feb 13, 2025 · We need some reform and work on the fire organization, but I see lots of challenges to make this work. Wildland fire is intertwined with prescribed fire actions, and both …

6 days ago · In California, the Forest Service’s efforts to remove underbrush are on pause, according to a person who manages an organization that runs wildfire prevention projects in …

Feb 12, 2025 · By James Ward and Trevor Hughes Weeks after the devastating California wildfires, wildland firefighters around the country say they’ve had job offers rescinded or frozen …

Oct 21, 2017 · Only the Brave tells the story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a highly trained team of wildland firefighters that lost 19 of its 20 members when they became entrapped in the …