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Boots and bassinets

A pregnant woman wearing baseball cap holding chainsaw in the woods.
Jamey Toland stands watch. (USDA Forest Service photo) Sarah King remembers one time when she was focusing on the day’s task of preparing an area of the Custer Gallatin National Forest in southwestern Montana to be burned to reduce the threat of future wildfire. Maintaining her…
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Workers' Compensation Injury Guidance

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For Injured or Ill EmployeesCompensation Injury Guidance (internal link)Presumptive Illness ClaimsResources about the unique occupational disease injuries (latent cancers, heart disease, lung disease) firefighters may develop, and the complex Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) claims development involved. Firefighters and Cancer: 2023 National Defense Authorization Act and Cancer:…
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