Wildfires - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jul 3, 2024 · Wildfires are increasing around the globe in frequency, severity and duration, heightening the need to understand the health effects of wildfire exposure. The risk of wildfires grows in extremely dry conditions, such as drought, heat waves and during high winds.
Public health advice during the wildfires: how to protect your …
Keeping safe from wildfires is a joint effort of individuals, communities and relevant authorities, including the health sector. Prolonged heat exposure can exacerbate existing conditions. It is important that the following interventions are available for at-risk people to access: early information on wildfire hazards, including weather forecasts;
Wildfire Hazards & Mitigation - NFPA
Search for wildfire resources and products like Firewise USA, Wildfire Prep Day, Wildfire preparedness, wildfire training and certification, and more!
Health advice: wildfires in the WHO European Region
Aug 12, 2021 · How wildfires can affect your health Close to the fires, smoke is a health risk because vegetation fires generate toxic gaseous and particle air pollutants. The effects of smoke range from eye and respiratory tract irritation to more serious disorders, including reduced lung function, bronchitis, exacerbated asthma and premature death.
Top 10 Deadliest Wildland Firefighter Fatality Incidents - NFPA
NFPA's table of the 10 deadliest incidents resulting in the deaths of firefighters at wildland fires
Wildfire a Key Focus at 2024 NFPA Conference
Jun 19, 2024 · From the impact that community risk reduction (CRR) can play in effectively mitigating wildland urban interface (WUI) fires to the importance of good building design, presenters addressed the multi-faceted challenges that wildfires present and the elements needed to effectively mitigate those threats. CRR and wildfire
Predicting and Preparing for Wildfires - NFPA
Aug 19, 2024 · Nearly 30,000 wildfires have burned over 5 million acres in the U.S. so far in 2024. Experts predict high wildfire activity to continue through the fall. Predicting and Preparing for Wildfires
Predicting and Preparing for Wildfires - NFPA
Aug 19, 2024 · The summer is proving to be a rough one across the western United States, with many areas experiencing record-breaking heat along with low relative humidity and windy conditions. Nearly half of the acres burned in 2024 have burned in just the past month or so; large wildfires like the Park Fire in California account for the dramatic spike ...
Drought - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 1, 2018 · Severe drought can also affect air quality by making wildfires and dust storms more likely, increasing health risk in people already impacted by lung diseases, like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or with heart disease.
Are You There Congress? - NFPA
Dec 18, 2024 · Regardless whether your jurisdiction is rural or urban, you are still affected when wildfires impact the built environment. The air, drinking water, open space, electrical and gas infrastructure, roads, bridges, and even the soil under our feet can be degraded, damaged, or disabled by extreme wildfire events.