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The con list began: “Heat stress/work reduction” and continued, “20% Work Reduction.” 0.900

👤 Forest Service internal presentation 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Safety

Simplified: Masks cause heat stress and 20% work reduction

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23 hours ago
At the top of the pros: “Protects respiratory system.” 1.000

👤 Forest Service internal presentation 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Safety

Simplified: Masks protect respiratory system

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23 hours ago
Spending could increase on an extensive range of health issues among workers and veterans. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Finance

Simplified: Spending could increase on health issues among workers and veterans

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23 hours ago
Recruitment for the grueling, low-paying jobs could become harder. 0.800

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance

Simplified: Recruitment for low-paying jobs could become harder

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23 hours ago
The agency, already underfunded and understaffed, might have to add crews to allow for more breaks, or pay for them to sleep in hotels. 0.800

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Regulation

Simplified: The underfunded understaffed agency might add crews or pay for hotels

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23 hours ago
Embracing masks would mean admitting how dangerous wildfire smoke really is. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Safety

Simplified: Embracing masks admits wildfire smoke danger

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23 hours ago
Firefighters will slow down or remove the masks when they get too hot, they said. 0.700

👤 Researchers 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety

Simplified: Firefighters will slow down or remove masks when they get too hot

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23 hours ago
The Forest Service said it “continues to monitor international practices and res 0.700

👤 Forest Service 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Regulation

Simplified: Forest Service continues to monitor international practices

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23 hours ago
Researchers in countries already using masks told The New York Times that they had not seen an increase in cases of heatstroke. 0.800

👤 Researchers 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Science

Simplified: Researchers say they have not seen increase in heatstroke from masks

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23 hours ago
Respirators are a potential tool to reduce smoke exposure, but regulatory and logistical challenges make widespread use impractical. 0.700

👤 Forest Service 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Regulation

Simplified: Respirators are potential tool to reduce smoke exposure regulatory logistical challenges make widespread use impractical

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23 hours ago
Instead, supervisors are supposed to move them out of heavy smoke and set up sleeping camps in cleaner air when possible. 0.700

👤 Forest Service 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety

Simplified: Supervisors should move firefighters out of heavy smoke set up camps in cleaner air

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The agency said in a statement that it wanted to protect its crews but masks posed too great a risk that firefighters would overheat while doing the strenuous work needed to contain a wildfire. 0.800

👤 Forest Service 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety

Simplified: Forest Service says masks pose overheating risk to firefighters

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23 hours ago
And its workers are not allowed to wear masks on the front line, even if they want to. 0.900

👤 Hannah Dreier 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Regulation

Simplified: Forest Service workers are not allowed to wear masks on front line

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23 hours ago
It issues safety handbooks that make no mention of the long-term hazards of smoke exposure. 0.900

👤 Hannah Dreier 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Regulation

Simplified: Forest Service safety handbooks do not mention long-term hazards of smoke exposure

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23 hours ago
The agency has fought against equipping firefighters with masks. 0.900

👤 Hannah Dreier 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Regulation

Simplified: Forest Service has fought against equipping firefighters with masks

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But year after year, the Forest Service sends crews into smoke with nothing to prevent them from inhaling its poisons. 0.900

👤 Hannah Dreier 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety

Simplified: Forest Service sends crews into smoke with nothing to prevent inhaling poisons

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23 hours ago
Disposable N95 masks are nearly as effective. 0.900

👤 Hannah Dreier 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Science

Simplified: Disposable N95 masks are nearly as effective as respirator masks

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23 hours ago
In laboratory tests, they block about 99 percent of the toxic particles in smoke. 0.900

👤 Hannah Dreier 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety , Science

Simplified: Respirator masks block 99 percent of toxic particles in smoke in lab tests

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23 hours ago
Countries with major wildfire seasons, including Canada, Australia and Greece, have begun to hand out half-face respirator masks with replaceable filters, like those worn by painters and demolition te... 0.900

👤 Hannah Dreier 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety

Simplified: Canada Australia Greece hand out respirator masks to firefighters

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23 hours ago
The Forest Service’s own researchers have warned for years about the effects of smoke, calling on the agency to provide masks, monitor exposures and track long-term health outcomes for firefighters. 0.900

👤 Hannah Dreier 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Safety

Simplified: Forest Service researchers warned about smoke effects called for masks monitoring tracking

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23 hours ago