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Smoke from wildfires can worsen COVID-19 risk, putting firefighters in even more danger

  • Written by Luke Montrose, Assistant Professor of Community and Environmental Health, Boise State University
imageFirefighters have battled camp crud before, but COVID-19 brings new risks with the potential for heart and lung damage.Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

Two forces of nature are colliding in the western United States, and wildland firefighters are caught in the middle.

Emerging research suggests that the smoke firefighters breathe on the front lines of...

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