After asserting for years that firefighters cannot do their jobs while wearing protective masks, the U.S. Forest Service will ...

Changing wind patterns around the cascades are going to impact the amount of wildfire smoke descending into the Puget Sound region on Tuesday. We break down what to expect and how to protect yourself.

The Village reiterated that homes and infrastructure are not currently at risk due to nearby fires, echoing previous comments ...

The federal government has issued new guidelines to wildland firefighters for the voluntary use of protective masks. The move ...

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 ...

"Anywhere there's a potential for moisture, there's potential for mold growth," Laureen Burton, a chemist/toxicologist with ...

The Forest Service is reversing course as it faces growing pressure over workers falling ill with cancer and lung disease.

For those already diagnosed with asthma or COPD, Chowdhury advised, “Use your maintenance inhalers consistently throughout the wildfire season and keep rescue inhalers handy. If symptoms worsen, don’t ...

During wildfire season, every fire comes with the direct risk of what it burns. But there is a secondary risk that comes with ...

At the height of the pandemic, the world rightly used more than 100 billion disposable face masks per month. Now the ...

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This week, the Northwest Territories’ chief public health officer warned that wildfires are causing “very high-risk” drops in ...