Air quality impacts from wildfires have been dramatic in recent years, with millions of people
exposed to elevated and sometimes hazardous fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) …

Wildfire can impose a direct impact on human health under climate change. While the
potential impacts of climate change on wildfires and resulting air pollution have been …

Wildland fire is an integral part of ecosystem mgmt. and is essential in maintaining functional
ecosystems, but air pollutants emitted from those fires can be harmful to human health and …

Introduction Wildland fires degrade air quality and adversely affect human health. A growing
body of epidemiology literature reports increased rates of emergency departments, hospital …

Each year, the general public and wildland firefighters in the US are exposed to smoke from
wildland fires. As part of an effort to characterize health risks of breathing this smoke, a …

The natural cycle of landscape fire maintains the ecological health of the land, yet adverse
health effects associated with exposure to emissions from wildfire produce public health and …

Burning landscapes under controlled conditions to reduce the risk of wildfires is a
controversial land management practice. The health risks of smoke generated from …

Wildland fires are diminishing air quality on a seasonal and regional basis, raising concerns
about respiratory health risks to the public and occupational groups. This American Thoracic …

Prescribed fire, intentionally ignited low-intensity fires, and managed wildfires—wildfires that
are allowed to burn for land management benefit—could be used as a land management …

Background Climate change is likely to increase the threat of wildfires, and little is known
about how wildfires affect health in exposed communities. A better understanding of the …