Los Angeles Times | "Forest Service firefighters can now wear breathing masks for some work on the fire line"
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Rachael Jones about firefighters' use of respirators and similar protective equipment while on the fire line.
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Rachael Jones, professor and chair in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about wildland firefighters' use of respirators and similar protective equipment while on the fire line.
"Research has linked wildfire smoke to a range of long-term health issues, including respiratory problems, cardiovascular diseases, and cancers.
'The fire service knows that,' said Rachael Jones, professor and chair of environmental health sciences at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health. 'They all have stories' of lung damage or cancer, either their own or their coworkers."
