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Wildland Firefighters Suffer Increasing Risk of Job-Related Death

Year of Publication
2025
Publication Type

Wildland firefighting is a niche specialization in the fire service - inherently dangerous with unique risks. Over the past decade, fatalities amongst all firefighters have decreased; however, wildland firefighter fatalities have increased. This subject has only been described in the grey literature, and a paucity of medical literature exists.

Enhancing fire emissions inventories for acute health effects studies: integrating high spatial and temporal resolution data

Year of Publication
2025
Publication Type

Background: Daily fire progression information is crucial for public health studies that examine the relationship between population-level smoke exposures and subsequent health events. Issues with remote sensing used in fire emissions inventories (FEI) lead to the possibility of missed exposures that impact the results of acute health effects studies.

Prescribed fire, managed burning, and previous wildfires reduce the severity of a southwestern US gigafire

Year of Publication
2025
Publication Type

In many parts of the western United States, wildfires are becoming larger and more severe, threatening the persistence of forest ecosystems. Understanding the ways in which management activities such as prescribed fire and managed wildfire can mitigate fire severity is essential for developing effective forest conservation strategies.

Increasing Hydroclimatic Whiplash Can Amplify Wildfire Risk in a Warming Climate

Year of Publication
2025
Publication Type

On January 7 and 8, 2025, a series of wind-driven wildfires occurred in Los Angeles County in Southern California. Two of these fires ignited in dense woody chaparral shrubland and immediately burned into adjacent populated areas–the Palisades Fire on the coastal slopes of the Santa Monica Mountains and the Eaton fire in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.