Publications

Mangan, D. 1999. Wildland Fire Fatalities in the United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. 9951-2808-MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center. 14 p.

Sharkey, B. 1997. Health Hazards of Smoke: Recommendations of the April 1997 Consensus Conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. 9751-2836-MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center. 84 p.

Sharkey, B. 1997. Fitness and Work Capacity: Second Edition. Tech. Rep. 9751-2814-MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center. 78 p. (available from NFES, USDA Forest Service, Interagency Fire Center, 3833 S. Development, Boise, ID 83705 Phone: 208– 387–5104 #1596).

Sharkey, B. 1999. Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety: Recommendations of the April 1999 Conference. Tech. Rep. 9951-2841-MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center. 74 p.

Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Report, Nos. 2 (0051-2855-MTDC), 3 (0151-2817-MTDC), 4 (0151-2840-MTDC) and 5 (0251-2815-MTDC) are available from MTDC.

Coming up. . .

In the next Wildland Firefighter Health & Safety Report:

• Wildland firefighting and the immune response.
• Human factors.
• Fitness and injury.
• Obesity and asthma.

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) coordinates firefighting among Federal and State agencies. As part of the NWCG’s mandate to ensure current, shared information, a report on wildland firefighter health and safety issues is published twice each year by the Missoula Technology & Development Center (MTDC). It includes activities related to the MTDC project on firefighter health and safety, including summaries of research, abstracts of related reports, articles, and field notes. Practical approaches to manage fatigue, environmental stress, and other factors that compromise the health and safety of wildland firefighters are reported, and upcoming events are announced.

For additional information about [rappel towers with helicopter cabin simulators], contact MTDC:
USDA Forest Service
Missoula Technology and Development Center
5785 Hwy. 10 West
Missoula, MT 59808-9361
Phone: 406–329–3900
Fax: 406–329–3719

Electronic copies of MTDC’s publications are available on the Internet at:
http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs

Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management employees can search MTDC’s documents, CDs, DVDs, and videos on their internal computer networks at:
http://fsweb.mtdc.wo.fs.fed.us/search/