Prior studies on long-term wildfire PM 2.5 exposure focused mostly on people living close to a large fire, following up years later to check on their health status. This misses any new exposures ...

First responders are trained to minimize their exposure to the smoke, rotating crews and staying aware of wind shifts.

Wildfire smoke exposure acutely increased IL-13 expression in NK cells and was negatively associated with COVID-19 vaccine immunity.