Firefighter Safety is the #1 Priority: Safety Risks Include Physical and Mental Health Hazards
The majority of wildland firefighters are a super exploited seasonal labor force with abysmal wages and horrible working conditions. The job has inherent dangers from numerous environmental and occupational safety risks and health hazards. Crews suffer often in silence from chronic social and environmental stresses that impact their mental health.
Rodeo Clowns
Incendiary Imbeciles #6
Wildland fire workers stay united even when sometimes safety-challenged on the fireline, or at times ecologically-challenged following orders, and occasionally ethically-challenged after work.
The Helpers
We are the helpers, the healers, the hands, Racing through fire and drought-shattered lands.
We rush to the breach, through smoke and flame, To burn where needed to mend the earth’s pain.
Others feed the hungry, and mend the weak, Showing no fear when the sirens speak.
L.A. Burning: 2024 Wildfire/Climate in Review
Sunset Boulevard lies in ruins in Pacific Palisades where hydrants ran dry, millions are without power, and authorities say the worst is still to come. Some inhabitants are surrounded by large fires, and over a hundred thousand residents are under evacuation orders. There are at least 1,100 structures lost with tens of thousands more in harms way.
Lawmakers Are Failing Federal Wildland Firefighters-Our Public Lands Will Pay the Price
Federal wildland firefighters aren’t just emergency responders; they are the frontline stewards of over 600 million acres of public land in the United States. Their work extends far beyond suppressing wildfires.