U.S. Wildfire Fighters to Mask Up After Decades-Long Ban on Smoke Protections
The Forest Service is changing course as it faces growing pressure over firefighters who are falling ill with cancer and other smoke-related illnesses. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Wildfires
Topics: illnesses, smoke-related, cancer, falling, firefighters, pressure, growing, faces, course, changing, Service, Forest, Protections, Smoke, Decades-Long, After, Fighters, Wildfire
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/wildfires-masks-firefighters.html