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Type: Webinar
Presenter(s):
Distribution Contact(s):
  • Megan Keville
    University of Montana
Publisher(s):
  • Northern Rockies Fire Science Network
Publication Date: March 21, 2019

Wildland firefighters are exposed to wood smoke, which contains hazardous air pollutants, during wildland fire management assignments across the U.S. each year. In this webinar, Kathleen Navarro, PhD, will present on a recent Joint Fire Science Program study estimating the lifetime risk of lung cancer and cardiovascular disease from exposure to particulate matter (PM) from smoke. This analysis combined measured PM exposures on wildfires, estimated wildland firefighter breathing rates, and an exposure disease relationship for PM to estimate mortality of lung cancer and cardiovascular disease mortality from lifetime exposure to PM. In addition, Zone Fuels AFMO, Megan Martinez, will review previous smoke research, as well as field-based experiences with successes and challenges of implementing smoke exposure mitigations.

Recording Length: 1:00:33
Online Link(s):
Link to this recording (streaming; YouTube)
Link to this recording (89 MB; mp4)

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Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • firefighter exposure
  • firefighters
  • health impacts
  • human health
  • PAH - polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
  • PM - particulate matter
  • PM2.5
Record Last Modified:
Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 57539