The federal government will now allow its firefighters to mask up — upending a decades-long policy that had left them exposed to toxic flurries of illness-inducing wildfire smoke. The U.S. Forest ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The U.S. Forest Service is reversing its decades-long ban on federal firefighters wearing masks and providing N95s ...

The U.S. Forest Service has announced it is reversing a ban on federal firefighters wearing masks, and will give crews protective N95s as they battle increasingly intense fires across the nation. For ...

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The Forest Service is reversing course as it faces growing pressure over workers falling ill with cancer and lung disease. The move is part of a flurry of changes to aid firefighters. By Hannah Dreier ...

Before the New England cold inevitably ruins our plans, take advantage of this week’s “summer-like heat,” with free outdoor activities, including a block party at Assembly Row, volleyball and ...

The number of first responders and others diagnosed with 9/11-linked cancers has ballooned to 48,579 — a staggering 143% increase in five years, the latest data from the World Trade Center Health ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Your giant smoked turkey leg might be a little extra smoky, and it won't be blue skies greeting the Ferris wheel riders during the first weekend of the 2025 Spokane County Interstate ...

VANCOUVER — British Columbians are being told to prepare themselves for the worsening of a dense shroud of wildfire smoke that has descended over the province, with health experts saying the dangerous ...

2:07 Wildfire smoke prompts Metro Vancouver air quality warning It’s largely been a summer of blue skies for British Columbia’s Lower Mainland this year, but that’s changed with a wave of wildfire ...