Smoke Exposure: wildland firefighters risk lung and cardiovascular disease without any coverage from their federal employers, leaving these firefighters on their own when they face the consequences of a job serving the public
The Federal Wildland Fire Agencies have all refused to acknowledge that smoke exposure is a problem for their workforce. Refusing to adopt industry standards of presumptive care for cancers and lung diseases contracted on the job, these employers leave it to their employees to pay for the consequences of public service. This isn’t right.
We recommend all employees file CA2 reports for smoke exposure whenever they are exposed to smoke on wildfires or prescribed fires. Lets all hope for better days ahead when the federal employers recognize the heroic sacrifices their firefighters are making year after year.
