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While prescribed fire is an essential land management tool in the Southeast, its impacts on air quality and public health remain uncertain. This webinar will cover a recent project that used burn permit records, air quality modelling, and epidemiological associations between…
Person: Afrin, Garcia Menendez
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Models, Prescribed Fire, Safety
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, public health, epidemiology, health impacts, vulnerable populations, PM - particulate matter, PM2.5, social vulnerability
We assessed the exposure of rural residents in the small community of Theobroma, Brazil, to the smoke generated from widespread agricultural and forest burning during August and September, 1995. Samples were collected for an 8-day period by using five battery powered personal…
Person:
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Safety
Region(s): International
Keywords: Brazil, agricultural burning, forest burning, CO - carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, personal aerosol sampling pumps, benzene, respirable particles, biomass burning, Amazon, air quality
Assessment of exposure and mortality attributable to air pollution is one of the most important tasks to inform strategies for mitigation and prevention of the negative effects of degraded air quality. While the vast majority of studies rely on either satellite data or sparse (…
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Safety
Region(s): California
Keywords: air quality, air pollution, mortality, human health, citizen science, exposure, low-cost air quality sensors
Numerous studies have linked outdoor levels of PM2.5, PM10, NO2, O3, SO2, and other air pollutants to significantly higher rates of Covid 19 morbidity and mortality, although the rate in which specific concentrations of pollutants increase Covid 19 morbidity and mortality varies…
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: PM - particulate matter, PM2.5, air pollution, NO2 - nitrogen dioxide, air quality, COVID-19, human health, morbidity, mortality
POLLUTED air caused by smoke from record-breaking wildfires in the US last year has been linked to a rise in covid-19 cases and deaths.
Francesca Dominici at Harvard University and her colleagues say 19,742 recorded covid-19 cases and 748 covid-related deaths can be linked to…
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Safety
Region(s): California, Northwest
Keywords: COVID-19, PM - particulate matter, PM2.5, human health, air quality
The health impacts of wildfire smoke are an important and growing global issue, as extreme wildfire events are expected to increase in frequency and intensity throughout this century due to climate climate. Research into individual protective health decision-making can elucidate…
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Safety, Social Science
Region(s): California
Keywords: wildfires, threat perceptions, coping self-efficacy, social norms, social support, protective behavior, psychology
Wildfires can be divided in two types, flaming or smouldering, depending on the dominant combustion processes. Both types are present in most wildfires, and despite being fundamentally different in chemical and physical terms, one transitions to the other. Traditionally, science…
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, International
Keywords: peat fire, peat, climate change, smouldering, smoldering, firebrand, pollution, air pollution, Arctic
There is limited population-scale evidence on the burden of exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy and its impacts on birth outcomes. In order to investigate this relationship, data on every singleton birth in California 2006–2012 were combined with satellite-based…
Person:
Year: 2022
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Safety
Region(s): California
Keywords: wildfire, preterm birth, pregnancy, pollution, PM - particulate matter, PM2.5, smoke exposure
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The Fort McMurray fire in Alberta, Canada, devastated the townsite in May 2016. First responders were heavily exposed to smoke particles. Blood samples taken from firefighters in May and August/September 2016 were used to measure concentrations of inflammatory markers…
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Safety
Region(s): International
Keywords: cytokines, firefighter, lung inflammation, inflammatory markers, lung function, respiratory health, Fort McMurray Fire, Canada, PM2.5
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Poor air quality from the wildfires near Portland, OR, posed unusual challenges within area hospitals—including the compounding operation at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center in Tualatin.
Director of Pharmacy Services Doug Meyer said the hospital’s air-handling…
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Safety
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: Oregon, wildfires, hospitalizations, air quality
Background: Wildfires cause significant physical and mental ill-health. How physical and mental symptoms interact following wildfire smoke exposure is unclear, particularly in the context of repeated exposures. In this cross-sectional study we investigated how posttraumatic…
Person:
Year: 2023
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Fire Effects, Emissions and Smoke, Safety
Region(s): International
Keywords: psychological distress, PTSD - post-traumatic stress disorder, repeated disaster exposure, smoke exposure, somatic symptoms, wildfires, public health, Australia
A 10-year review of accidents and incidents within the USDA Forest Service wildland fire system.
This document seeks to describe the wildland fire system and culture within which U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service employees operate. To do so, this review presents a…
Person:
Year: 2022
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aquatic, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Social Science, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
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Wildfire smoke is a growing public health concern in the United States. Numerous studies have documented associations between ambient smoke exposure and severe patient outcomes for single fire seasons or limited geographic regions. However, there are few national‐scale health…
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: wildfires, PM - particulate matter, PM2.5, public health, critical care, ICU - intensive care unit, hospitalization
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Wildland fire (wildfire; bushfire) pollution contributes to poor air quality, a risk factor for premature death. The frequency and intensity of wildfires are expected to increase; improved tools for estimating exposure to fire smoke are vital. New-generation satellite…
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: wildfire, bushfire, remote sensing, health risk, AI - artificial intelligence, convolutional neural network, air quality, satellite imagery
Wildfire smoke is an increasing environmental health threat to which children are particularly vulnerable, for both physiologic and behavioral reasons. To address the need for improved public health messaging this review summarizes current knowledge and knowledge gaps in the…
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Safety
Region(s): California, Northwest, Southern
Keywords: public health, wildfires, health effects, children, VOC - volatile organic compounds, PM - particulate matter, PM2.5, PAH - polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, air pollution, air quality, lung diseases, respirator, mask
Background: The modular British Columbia Asthma Prediction System (BCAPS) is designed to reduce information burden during wildfire smoke events by automatically gathering, integrating, generating, and visualizing data for public health users. The BCAPS framework comprises five…
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Safety
Region(s): International
Keywords: British Columbia, BCAPS - British Columbia Asthma Prediction System, public health, surveillance, forecasting, data integration, PM - particulate matter, PM2.5, asthma, respiratory health
Wildfires are becoming more frequent and destructive in a changing climate. Fine particulate matter, PM2.5, in wildfire smoke adversely impacts human health. Recent toxicological studies suggest that wildfire particulate matter may be more toxic than equal doses of ambient PM2.5…
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Safety
Region(s): California
Keywords: PM - particulate matter, PM2.5, wildfires, human health, respiratory health, hospitalizations, air quality
This video outlines a step-by-step process of when and how to gather information about your situation before, enroute to, and during a wildland fire incident.
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fuels, Intelligence, Safety, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: fire environment, anticipate fire behavior, situational awareness, forecast, wildland fire incident
In flammable landscapes around the globe, longer fire seasons with larger, more severely burnt areas are causing social and economic impacts that are unsustainable. The Australian 2019–20 fire season is emblematic of this trend, burning over 8 million ha of predominately…
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Safety
Region(s): International
Keywords: Australia, environmental chemistry, environmental impact, risk factors, Eucalyptus forest, health costs, human health, cardiovascular health, respiratory disease, asthma
This landowner smoke management guidebook was created through a collaboration between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), North Carolina State University, Southern Fire Exchange, Southern Regional Extension Forestry (SREF), and the University of Georgia Warnell School of…
Person:
Year: 2020
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: smoke management, air quality, public health, PM - particulate matter, smoke dispersion, fuel load, O3 - ozone, liability, mitigation
Effective strategies to reduce indoor air pollutant concentrations during wildfire smoke events are critically needed. Worldwide, communities in areas prone to wildfires may suffer from annual smoke exposure events lasting from days to weeks. In addition, there are many areas of…
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: air quality, wildland fire, HVAC, wildfire, indoor air quality, indoor air filtration, portable air purifier, PM - particulate matter, PM2.5, health effects
The people of Washington State care about the quality of our air. In response to that concern, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Department of Ecology (Ecology), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), participating…
Person:
Year: 2019
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Safety
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: Washington DNR Smoke Management Plan, Washington, smoke management plan, burning permits, smoke intrusion
Epidemiological studies frequently use black carbon (BC) as a proxy for traffic‐related air pollution (TRAP). However, wildfire smoke (WFS) represents an important source of BC not often considered when using BC as a proxy for TRAP. Here we examined the potential for WFS to bias…
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Safety
Region(s): Rocky Mountain
Keywords: black carbon, health effects, public health, wildfires, Colorado, air pollution
Air pollution, particularly fine and ultrafine particulate matter aerosols, underlies a wide range of communicable and non-communicable disease affecting many systems including the cardiopulmonary and immune systems, and arises primarily from transportation and industry. A…
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Safety
Region(s): California
Keywords: COVID-19, air pollution, cardiopulmonary, disease, wildfire, PM - particulate matter, infectious disease, smoke exposure
Exposure to wildfire smoke continues to be a growing threat to public health, yet the chemical components in wildfire smoke that primarily drive toxicity and associated disease are largely unknown. This study utilized a suite of computational approaches to identify groups of…
Person:
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Models, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air pollution, biomass burning, complex mixtures, computational toxicology, pulmonary effects, mixtures toxicology, public health, toxicity, smoke exposure