2022
"Extreme heat waves are making firefighters sick, adding new dangers to job"
The Los Angeles Times cited research co-authored by Dr. Miriam Marlier that found exposure to heat and wildfire smoke is growing with climate change.
The first pager alert came Wednesday at 3:02 p.m.
It was 112 degrees beneath a cloudless sky, and a firefighter battling the still-nascent Route fire near Castaic was in need of medical assistance.
The next alert came five minutes later.
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