Many military installations face wildland fire challenges that aren’t that dissimilar from what municipal fire departments face in the protection of the wildland urban interface. Agencies that are ...
A new Senate bill would require respiratory protection for federal wildland firefighters Research shows repeated wildfire smoke exposure can cut life expectancy by 10 years Firefighters support better ...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) released a request for information (RFI) seeking effective respiratory protection for wildland firefighters to be ...
For decades, federal firefighters have trudged and parachuted into wildfires with only “a bandana and a prayer,” as the saying goes, to protect them from inhaling dangerous toxins. Meanwhile, studies ...
SACRAMENTO — Some groundbreaking fire protection ideas are being unveiled in Sacramento this week at a wildland firefighting conference. Experts from across the country are talking about ways to help ...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For years, federal wildland firefighters have worked long, dangerous shifts with almost no protection from the thick smoke around them. Now, a new ...