ArticleJournal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology2021
Carbon monoxide exposures in wildland firefighters in the United States and targets for exposure reduction.
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- Biomarkers of Kidney Function and Injury Across Fire Seasons and During a Mid-Season Fire Incident in the Wildland Firefighter Exposure and Health Effect (WFFEHE) Study.American journal of industrial medicine · 2025Article
- Shifting the Conversation on Wildland Fire Smoke Exposures: More Smoke Within and Across Years Requires a New Approach to Inform Public Health Action.ACS ES&T air · 2025Article
- Chemical Fate of Particulate Sulfur from Nighttime Oxidation of Thiophene.ACS ES&T air · 2024Article
- Robust differential gene expression patterns in the prefrontal cortex of male mice exposed to an occupationally relevant dose of laboratory-generated wildfire smoke.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2024Article
- Prolonged smoldering Douglas fir smoke inhalation augments respiratory resistances, stiffens the aorta, and curbs ejection fraction in hypercholesterolemic mice.The Science of the total environment · 2023Article
- Exposure to Particulate Matter and Estimation of Volatile Organic Compounds across Wildland Firefighter Job Tasks.Environmental science & technology · 2021Article
- Updated assessment of occupational safety and health hazards of climate change.Journal of occupational and environmental hygieneArticle
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Abstract
backgroundEvery year thousands of wildland firefighters (WFFs) work to suppress wildfires to protect public safety, health, and property. Although much effort has been put toward mitigating air pollutant exposures for the public and WFFs, the current burden in this worker population is unclear as are the most effective exposure reduction strategies.
objectiveQuantify fireline carbon monoxide (CO) exposures in WFFs and identify predictors of exposures.
methodsWe collected 1-min breathing zone CO measurements on 246 WFFs assigned to fires between 2015 and 2017. We used generalized estimating equations to evaluate predictors of CO exposure.
resultsApproximately 5% of WFFs had fireline CO exposure means exceeding the National Wildfire Coordinating Group's occupational exposure limit of 16 ppm. Relative to operational breaks, direct suppression-related job tasks were associated with 56% (95% CI: 47%, 65%) higher geometric mean CO concentrations, adjusted for incident type, crew type, and fire location. WFF perception of smoke exposure was a strong predictor of measured CO exposure. SIGNIFICANCE: Specific job tasks related to direct suppression and WFF perceptions of smoke exposure are potential opportunities for targeted interventions aimed at minimizing exposure to smoke.
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