The flames die down. The sirens fade. Firefighters peel off their gear, thinking the danger has passed. But in the quiet aftermath, another enemy lingers, an invisible film of "forever chemicals" ...
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U.S. Forest Service to provide firefighters with masks after news coverage highlights health risks
The U.S. Forest Service will begin providing wildfire crews with masks to protect against smoke, reversing a decades-long policy banning protective gear after The New York Times spotlighted severe ...
Wipe Test Can Help Protect Firefighters From Cancer-Linked Chemicals By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Jan. 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Smoke-soaked firefighter gear can be rife with ...
The reversal of a decades-old U.S. Forest Service policy means that federal wildland firefighters can now mask up if they want to — something Washington’s state wildland firefighters have been able to ...
LOS ANGELES -- Last week, the U.S. Forest Service and Department of the Interior expanded the situations in which their firefighters are allowed to wear N95 masks. Starting in September, the federal ...
In addition to four deaths, at least 129 firefighters suffered smoke inhalation from the wildfires in Gironde, Landes and Var in July. Unions criticize the inadequate protective equipment.
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