Wolf, Jerry . 2006. T&D Snippets—Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Report: No. 10. 0651 2S15. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Technology and Development Program.

Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Report: No. 10

By Brian Sharkey

Are there ways to improve firefighters' health and safety? Since 1962, MTDC has conducted laboratory and field studies that relate to firefighting. This work is the product of a cooperative research agreement with the University of Montana Human Performance Laboratory. Results of the studies are sent to the field periodically through Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Reports.

This report is the tenth in the series. It describes the 45-year history of the cooperative research agreement and highlights the latest research on the food and snacks firefighters can eat to maintain work capacity. Heat stress, hyponatremia, and rhabdomyolysis also are discussed.

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