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Social and Community Impacts of Fire
Insights into how Community Wildfire Protection Plans act as drivers of wildfire preparedness
Year of Publication
              2025
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          Wildfire poses an increasing threat to communities in the Western US, driven by climate change and rising human settlement in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). It is imperative that communities in fire-prone areas become “fire-adapted” to safely manage their risk.
Impact of wildfire smoke, heat stress and sleep deprivation on the brain health of wildland firefighters
Year of Publication
              2025
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          Wildland firefighters (WLFFs) face significant brain health risks due to prolonged exposure to smoke, extreme heat, dehydration, physical exertion and irregular sleep patterns. Here, the literature is presented as a narrative review on studies that inform our knowledge on WLFF brain health.
Wildland firefighter exposure and female cancer risk: currently available evidence
Year of Publication
              2025
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          The James M. Inhofe National Defence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 established that certain illnesses and diseases are to be deemed as proximately caused by employment in federal fire protection activities. However, cancers affecting female wildland firefighters were not included on this list and are recommended for further evaluation.
Fatigue in wildland firefighting: relationships between sleep, shift characteristics, and cognitive function
Year of Publication
              2025
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          Background
Wildland firefighting requires exposure to long shifts and poor sleep, which may pose a risk to worker safety due to impaired cognitive function.
Aims
We investigated the associations between sleep, shift characteristics, and cognitive function in wildland firefighters.
Methods
Exploring Wildfire Preparedness, Perceptions, and Responses in Western Canada: Insights from Valemount, British Columbia
Year of Publication
              2025
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          Climate change and decades of fire suppression are increasing the risk of wildfire in many rural and remote communities across Canada. Yet limited research has been done to better understand how these communities experience wildfire risk.
Global firestorm: Igniting insights on environmental and socio-economic impacts for future research
Year of Publication
              2025
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          Forests are vital life-preserving assets, essential for biodiversity, human health, climate change mitigation, and economic stability. Yet, they are increasingly threatened by forest fires, which undermine these benefits.
Housing and Economic Recovery as Interdependent Pathways in the Wake of Wildfires
Year of Publication
              2025
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          Highlights
- Introduced an integrated housing-economic recovery framework that links post-wildfire housing stability to local employment conditions and economic diversity.
- Demonstrated how traditional vulnerability tools like SoVI overlook hidden and dynamic vulnerabilities, especially among renters, seasonal workers, and undocumented residents.
Long-range PM2.5 pollution and health impacts from the 2023 Canadian wildfires
Year of Publication
              2025
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          Human Mediation of Wildfires and Its Representation in Terrestrial Ecosystem Models
Year of Publication
              2025
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          Increasing wildfires are causing global concerns about ecosystem functioning and services. Although some wildfires are caused by natural ignitions, it is also important to understand how human ignitions and human-related factors can contribute to wildfires.
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