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.
Faculty Referenced by this Article
Oliver Hankinson
Dr. Hankinson is a Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and of EHS, and Chair of the Molecular Toxicology IDP
Environmental Health Sciences
Read Faculty Profile
Candace Tsai
Associate Professor for Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences
Environmental Health Sciences
Read Faculty Profile
Shane Que Hee
Industrial Hygiene & Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Health Sciences
Read Faculty Profile
Related Content
April 28, 2025
The Guardian | "Life for some of the immigrants cleaning up wildfire-stricken LA"
Read Full Article
April 9, 2025
Dr. Jonathan Fielding to deliver 2025 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Commencement address
Read Full Article