Layoffs threaten US firefighter cancer registry, mine research and mask lab
Government staffing cuts have gutted a small U.S. health agency that aims to protect workers. That’s drawing rebukes from ...
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Do you live in a wildfire hazard zone? Here’s what that means
The agency also does not model fire hazard for areas where the federal government is responsible for firefighting, such as within national parks and Bureau of Land Management land. Cal Fire’s ...
More than 100 firefighters tackle wildfire in 'major incident'
A major incident has been declared at a "significant wildfire" in County Down, close to the Mourne Mountains. Fourteen fire ...
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‘It’s mind-boggling’: Effort to study firefighter cancer rates in jeopardy due to federal layoffs
A national effort to study the cancer rates of firefighters is in jeopardy as layoffs are expected to impact the agency ...
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Firefighters who Battled Maui Wildfires Have High Levels of PFAS
Maui firefighters who responded to the August 2023 Maui wildfires had the highest levels of “forever chemicals ” known as ...