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U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Disaster Distress Helpline and Wildfires
1-800-985-5990
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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• Active Fire Mapping Program
  Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Fire Weather
  National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• National Fire News
  Incident Management Situation Report: Daily (PDF, 905 KB) and Archives
  National Interagency Fire Center
• Wildfires
  Also in Spanish. (See Multi-language Resources section)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Wildfires
  Occupational Health and Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
• Wildfire Maps
  GeoMAC [Geospatial Multi-Agency Coordination] Wildland Fire Support

• Clinical Treatment Guidelines for Wildland Fire Medical Units (PDF, 402 KB)
  National Wildfire Coordinating Group

Burns

• Burns
  World Health Organization
• Resources for Burns
  The Cochrane Library

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After a Disaster
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Carbon Monoxide
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Smoke

• Air Quality Index (AQI) Basics
  AIRNow.gov, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce / National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
• National Air Quality Map
  AIRNow.gov, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce / National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
• Particulate Matter (PM) Pollution
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Wildfire Smoke – A Guide for Public Health Officials (PDF)
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Field Operations Guide (PDF, 4 MB)
  U.S Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security / National Fire Academy
• Fighting Wildfires
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Firefighting Occupational Hazards
  Haz-Map, Specialized Information Services, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
• NIOSH Approved Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Respirator Usage by Wildland Firefighters (PDF, 245 KB)
  U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Wildfire Response Training Tool: Protecting Yourself While Responding to Wildfires (PDF, 2.4 MB)
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Wildland Fire Chemicals
  U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• OSHA-NIOSH Infosheet: Protecting Workers from Heat Illness
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services / Occupational Health and Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
• Wildfires: Response/Recovery
  Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor

• Fire Response and Recovery
  California Environmental Protection Agency
• Wildland Fire Chemical Clean—Up (PDF, 47 KB)
  U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Worker Safety During Fire Cleanup
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Coping with Disasters, Violence and Traumatic Events
  Disaster Information Management Research Center, U.S. National Library of Medicine
• Wildfires: Disaster Distress Helpline
  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Health Risks of Wildfires for Children – Acute Phase (PDF, 283 KB)
  Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Information on Health Risks of Wildfires for Children (Aftermath): Guidance for Health Professionals
  Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units
• Environmental Hazards for Children in the Aftermath of Wildfires (PDF, 300 KB)
  Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units, American Academy of Pediatrics

From PubMed - Biomedical Journal Literature

• Burns
  
  • Review articles
  • All articles on this topic - May retrieve large number of citations
• Smoke Inhalation
  
  • Review articles
  • All articles on this topic - May retrieve large number of citations
• Occupational Hazards of Firefighting
  
  • Review articles
  • All articles on this topic - May retrieve large number of citations

From TOXLINE - Special Journal Literature, Technical Reports and Archival Collections

• Occupational Hazards of Firefighting
• Toxic Effects of Smoke and Fires

From Disaster Lit: The Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health

• Resources on fires and wildfires

• Wildfire Preparedness
  Also available in Spanish.
  American Red Cross
• Wildfire App
  American Red Cross
• MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
  Also in Spanish. (See Multi-language Resources section)
  • Air Pollution
  • Asthma
  • Asthma in Children
  • Burns
  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  • Fire Safety
  • Fires
  • Inhalation Injuries
• Why is Outdoor Air a Concern?
  Also in Spanish.
  Tox Town, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

• Animals in Disasters
  Disaster Information Management Research Center, U.S. National Library of Medicine

• Incendios forestales (Forest Fires)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Recursos Para Incendios Forestale (Wildfire Preparedness)
  American Red Cross
• MedlinePlus en español, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
  
  • Contaminación del aire (Air Pollution)
  • Asma (Asthma)
  • Asma en niños (Asthma in Children)
  • Quemaduras (Burns)
  • Envenenamiento con monóxido de carbono (Carbon Monoxide Poisoning)
  • Enfrentarse con desastres (Coping with Disasters)
  • Seguridad contra incendios (Fire Safety)
  • Incendios (Fires)
  • Lesiones por inhalación (Inhalation Injuries)
• ¿Por qué es el aire exterior un motivo de preocupación? (Why is outdoor air a concern?)
  Tox Town en español, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health