Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Firefighters are preparing for devastating fire conditions across Victoria on Thursday, with a large bushfire in the state’s west ...

Heat rash — also known as prickly heat, summer rash, or wildfire rash — occurs when the sweat gland ducts become blocked with sweat. Cooling or gently patting the rash may provide some relief ...

A Bureau of Land Management firefighter ignites areas of heavy, downed juniper jackpots during the 2019 Trout Springs Prescribed Burn in Owyhee County, Idaho. Wildland firefighters and their advocates ...

Heat intolerance is an unusual sensitivity to heat. People with heat intolerance may feel hot when others feel comfortable or cold. Heat intolerance causes may include conditions that cause ...

In recent years, knowledge about the long-term health risks of wildland firefighting has been growing. Now, a new paper – published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene – paints a ...

More than 60 firefighters arrived at the site after the roof of a recreational building caught light just before midday. A total of eight fire engines from Kentish Town, West Hampstead ...

Health experts today warned Brits that plummeting temperatures may raise the likelihood of suffering a debilitating stroke ... the body attempts to preserve heat. This process, called ...

The NIST team tested four types of gloves, eight types of hoods, and nine types of wildland firefighter gear from several manufacturers of firefighter gear in 2021–23. All these garments are ...

In recent years, knowledge about the long-term health risks of wildland firefighting has been growing. Now, a new paper – published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene ...