Legacy of a Utah firefighter's death: Heat stroke fatality spurs call for reforms
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I feel for the family of this firefighter, but 1 death in 65 years certainly doesn't seem to call for a reform!
I am posting this response to the above comment on behalf of Thomas Hales, NIOSH/CDC, co-investigator of the report:
True.
Exertional heatstroke is extremely rare among wildland fire fighters.
However, it is the tip of the More..