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Study Reveals Health, Reaction-Time Declines as Firefighters Age

Randy Brooks’ son had a request three years ago: What could his dad do to make wildland firefighting safer? To Brooks, a professor at the University of Idaho’s College of Natural Resources who deals with wildland firefighting, it was more …

A Look at Deadly U.S. Accidents Involving Fire Crews

Here is a look at some of the deadliest U.S. tragedies to have claimed the lives of wildland firefighters, including the 19 killed in an Arizona blaze Sunday: June 30, 2013: Nineteen members of an elite crew are killed in …