The Marshall Project spotlights some of the incarcerated firefighters doing one of the riskiest, lowest-paying, but ...

Climate change is an intensifier — a force that amplifies and worsens existing conditions. It increases the probability that extreme conditions will compound and become unprecedented.

For many wildland firefighters ... It was still spring. I collapsed from heat exhaustion as we fought to defend a town. The right-wing blame game forces us into a false debate: whether disasters ...

ASTORIA Ore. (KPTV) - On Wednesday morning, Oregon-based wildland firefighter, Kevin P. Conley Jr. will be riding his bicycle from Astoria to Northern California to raise money for the Wildland ...

One area of concern is how the hiring freeze could impact the federal government’s ability to hire and support its seasonal wildland firefighting workforce. “If you’re saying no to the ...

Examples of workers at risk of secondary trauma include: social workers healthcare professionals firefighters police officers However, emotional exhaustion due to workplace demands is not limited ...

As scorching weather persists across Cape Town, City of Cape Town firefighters have been hard at work in the sweltering conditions. On Tuesday, a collision between trucks saw firefighters not only ...

Firefighters saved some furry friends Monday ... "And just a reminder to everyone, we know it’s cold and outside pets have to have heat, so please keep heat lamps and other heating devices ...

Heat exhaustion: when the body loses water due ... Outdoor workers such as farmers, firefighters and construction workers are at higher risk too. Certain health conditions, such as diabetes ...

Since than a coroner could not find a definitive cause of death but said this was most likely due to an un-identified medical reason or heat stroke. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are two ...