A review of how wildland fire smoke may influence the risk of COVID-19 infection and severity of the illness. Read More
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Risk for heat-related illness among wildland firefighters
A study on the association between wildland firefighting job tasks and changes in body core temperatures. Read More
Fatigue and sleep patterns among Canadian wildland firefighters during a 17-day fire line deployment
A study on the link between prolonged, irregular shifts and fatigue and sleep deprivation in Canadian wildland firefighters. Read More
Wildland firefighter smoke exposure and risk of lung cancer and cardiovascular disease mortality
A study that estimated wildland firefighters' likelihood of death (lung cancer or heart disease) from smoke exposure. Read More
Wildland firefighters and suicide risk
A study on the association between wildland firefighter status and suicide risk. Read More
Physical Employment Standard for Canadian Wildland Fire Fighters: Examining Test–retest Reliability and the Impact of Familiarization and Physical Fitness Training
A study on the impact of repeated performance plus exercise training on the completion time of a wildland fire fighter fitness test. Read More
Physical employment standard for Canadian wildland fire fighters; developing and validating the test protocol
A study that described the development and validation of a protocol for testing the physical fitness of initial attack wildland firefighters. Read More
Physical employment standard for Canadian wildland fire fighters; identifying and characterising critical initial attack response tasks
A study that identified the tasks that should be included in a physical fitness standard test for initial attack wildland firefighters. Read More
