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the roar of a crown fire racing uphill, and the unbreakable bonds forged on the fireline. “If you really want to fight fire,” he told me, “not just run medical calls, you’ve got to go west. You’ve got to be a wildland firefighter.” ...
Although wildfires have become less common over the past decade, there was a 5-fold increase in wildland firefighter fatalities with burn related fatalities also increasing. Further investigation, including analysis of 2023 data, is required to augment development of health and safety measures for ...
Heroism and Tragedy in the Life of the Wildland FirefighterEd Komarek
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