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For now a third time, Congress has extended temporary pay increases for federal wildland firefighters with a continuing resolution. This time they go through just early March.
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Laura Daniel-Davis, the acting deputy secretary of the Interior Department, made the announcement at NIFC in Boise.
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New research shows that wildfires can leave behind concerning levels of the carcinogenic chemicals known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). But researchers also looked at ways that homeowners can clean their properties after wildfires to substantially reduce the risk presented by PAHs.
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Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis said Tuesday the Biden administration was giving $138 million to Idaho and other states to protect against wildfires. Idaho Matters takes a look at how this money will be spent.
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Catastrophic wildfires and other disasters fueled by climate change are raising serious doubts about the future of insurance. But a former California insurance commissioner has some ideas about what could be done.
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New research shows that intense wildfires can leave behind dangerous levels of carcinogenic hexavalent chromium in soil and ash, close enough to the surface that wind could easily carry it away.
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The federal wildfire service has a gender-equity problem: in fiscal year 2021, 84% of firefighters were men. Federal land agencies have publicly committed to working on a number of diversity issues, and a relatively new crew for women in the southeast is part of an effort to attract and keep more women in the profession.
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When a wildfire rages through a forest, what happens to the trees that live there? The conventional wisdom is that they all get burned up, along with the rest of the forest. But it turns out that trees, like people, react differently to wildfires.
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A new study finds that wildfires are having a major impact on trends in fine particulate pollution and their health impacts, especially in the American West. The researchers found that fire emissions have reversed pollution gains made in our region, and that premature deaths associated with such pollution are up by nearly 700 annually.
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Study: Pay, experience positively impact wildland firefighter retention; competing wages not so muchUsing a sizable dataset and an innovative methodology, researchers have just published a study looking at factors that influence retention for Hotshots, among the most experienced and highly trained workers on the fireline.