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Top Democrat on Oversight Committee Demands Trump Administration Account for Wildland Firefighter Vacancies
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In June, the Forest Service told the public that it reached 99% of its hiring goal for its wildland firefighting workforce. But as of July 17, around 27% of jobs were still vacant, according to data obtained by ProPublica.
https://www.propublica.org/article/forest-service-wildland-firefighters-staffing?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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Here's how wildfire smoke exposure can impact your health

Exposure to wildfire smoke — especially if it's heavy and over a long period of time — can cause adverse health effects in anybody, regardless of health status or age. 👉 But even mild wildfire exposure can significantly impact at-risk groups, such as people with chronic health conditions, seniors, young children and pregnant women.

#Wildfire #Health
#Canada #USA #EU
#Climate

https://www.cbc.ca/news/wildfire-smoke-exposure-health-1.7551559

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⚠️ 🚨 Health Alert-Wildfire Smoke⚠️

Be aware:

Breathing wildfire smoke?

At any level, it is Not Safe !

Read this is link and download the PDF

Link here: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/documents/services/publications/healthy-living/wildfire-smoke-health/wildfire-smoke-health.pdf

#Wildfire #Canada #USA #Health

Symptoms and health effects of wildfire smoke exposure
Wildfire smoke can cause a variety of symptoms or health effects that can range in severity. Some
symptoms or health effects are more common than others.
Milder and more common symptoms of smoke exposure include:
• headaches
• a mild cough
• production of mucus
• nose, throat, eye and sinus irritation
In many cases, you can manage these symptoms without medical intervention.
More serious but less common symptoms of
smoke exposure include:
• dizziness
• wheezing
• chest pains
• severe cough
• asthma attacks
• shortness of breath
• heart palpitations (irregular heart beat)
If you experience any of these symptoms, talk to a
health care provider or seek urgent
medical attention.
Less commonly, exposure to wildfire smoke can lead to:
• stroke
• heart attack
• premature death
• reproductive and developmental effects such as low birth weight
If you think you are having a medical emergency, dial 9-1-1 and seek immediate medical care.

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🔥 🇨🇦 🗺️ With Canada warming twice as fast as the global average (Government of Canada 2019), and home to more than a quarter of the world’s boreal forests, the country is experiencing this consequence of global heating firsthand.

#ClimateEmergency
#Canada #Wildfire #Nature
#Environment #FossilFuels
#Alberta #Energy
#Cdnpoli #Cdnpoli
https://climateinstitute.ca/news/fact-sheet-wildfires/

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71d

🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🔥 💨

If your Air Purifier suddenly stops working and you notice the change filter light illuminated , but you remember it was recently changed try this:
Take it apart, then examine and gently clean the sensor .
Reassemble and reset, then it might work again.

#Wildfire #Smoke #Health
#AirPurifier #DIY #Canada

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Trump Said Cuts Wouldn’t Affect Public Safety. Then He Fired Hundreds of Workers Who Help Fight Wildfires.
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The White House and DOGE have sought to eliminate thousands of jobs from the Forest Service. The wildland firefighting force is one of many targets within the agency.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-cuts-forest-service-firefighting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Wildfire #Forest #Safety #DOGE #Trump #Government

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