http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/wotr/dead-man-working When Robert Palmer began crusading for better medical care on the firelines in memory of his brother, he realized -- as many reformers do -- that one of the problems lies in the risk-accepting culture of firefighting and other outdoor occupations. No publisher Neil LaRubbio EMTs firefighter deaths oil rig injuries construction accidents Rob Palmer wildfires ADHD work risks worker recklessness alcohol on the job risky jobs Andy Palmer outdoor work forest fires Forest Service firefighting accidents meth abuse 2012-04-11T16:18:42Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.17/life-as-a-fire-lookout It's a long way from Lower Manhattan to a remote fire lookout's perch in New Mexico. No publisher Philip Connors wildfires Forest Service fire lookouts Philip Connors writers Wall Street Journal forest fires fire watching 2011-10-21T15:16:07Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.17/lack-of-medical-care-on-the-firelines-endangers-firefighters Firefighter Rob Palmer crusades for better emergency medical care in memory of his brother, Andy. No publisher Neil LaRubbio EMTs firefighter deaths Rob Palmer wildfires Forest Service Andy Palmer forest fires firefighting accidents 2011-10-19T14:00:14Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.17/good-policy-and-good-intentions-wont-stop-big-destructive-wildfires Federal agencies have made strides in reducing fire danger in the West's forests, but many factors hinder their efforts No publisher Jodi Peterson wildfires Las Conchas Fire firefighting climate change Obama environmental policy forest management Forest Service Wallow Fire forest fires drought firefighters Bill Armstrong Don Falk 2011-10-17T15:00:30Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/is-wildfire-always-a-question-of-when An innkeeper remembers the fires that roared through her beloved Chiricahua Mountains. No publisher Susan Nunn wildfires forest fires forest health Horseshow Two Fire Chiricahua Mountains drought 2011-07-21T15:21:13Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.10/fire-fight-forest-service-finally-reveals-the-hazards-of-chemical-retardants The Forest Service finally assesses the impacts of fire retardant chemicals, but never answers the question of how useful they really are. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit wildfires firefighting fire retardant chemicals Forest Service forest fires Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics 2011-06-15T14:09:31Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/dont-blame-it-all-on-global-climate-change Climate change is a problem, but that doesn’t mean it’s responsible for every bad thing that happens in the West. No publisher Allen Best bark beetles Climate change Hot Times wildfires global warming drought cloud seeding 2011-10-10T18:35:28Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.2/California-schoolkids-learn-from-fire-damaged-forest A rural California school builds an innovative curriculum around a nearby forest and the fire that burned it down in 2007. No publisher Jane Braxton Little Greenville High School wildfires ecology Plumas National Forest forest health Sidney Deschenes Moonlight Fire education 2011-02-16T15:33:00Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.2/fast-times-at-californias-petroleum-high A day in the life of the U.S.'s first high school academy devoted to oil production. No publisher Jeremy Miller Greenville High School wildfires ecology Plumas National Forest forest health Sidney Deschenes Moonlight Fire education 2011-02-14T15:52:49Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.13/the-worst-manmade-wildfires Most Western wildfires today are caused by humans, either accidentally or deliberately. No publisher Ray Ring wildfires Norman Mclean John Maclean Esperanza Fire forest fires arsonists 2010-08-02T14:48:35Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/the-san-francisco-peaks-will-never-be-the-same An abandoned campfire is apparently to blame for the inferno now consuming the mountains outside Flagstaff, Ariz. No publisher Robyn Slayton-Martin wildfires campers campfire danger forest fires drought San Francisco Peaks 2010-06-29T15:53:58Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/fighting-fire-and-memories A seasoned Forest Service firefighter remembers Colorado's South Canyon Fire and the lives lost in it 16 years ago. No publisher Mary Emerick wildfires fire deaths Forest Service firefighters South Canyon fire Storm King Mountain forest fires 2010-06-11T14:12:08Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.13/manufactured-homes-for-the-birds Zoologist David Olson and his colleagues are trying to create artificial cacti to house the rare coastal cactus wren, whose cholla cactus habitat is being threatened by California’s recent wildfires. No publisher Joseph Sorrentino wildfires cholla California cactus birds 2010-02-05T08:58:50Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17293 Tom Arrandale says Americans are getting sick and tired of paying to save houses from forest fires when those houses are built – and rebuilt – right next to forests in fire-prone areas. No publisher Tom Arrandale Tom Arrandale wildfires forest fires wildland-urban zone land use and planning zoning firefighting costs 2010-02-05T09:44:43Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17271 Paul VanDevelder warns that climate change could devastate the West’s forests, leaving nothing behind but parched grasslands. No publisher Paul VanDevelder Paul VanDevelder global warming Western forests wildfires drought conifers 2010-02-05T09:44:39Z News Article