Burnout

By Justin Angle, Victor Yvellez, & Nick Mott. This podcast is an episode from the series, Fireline. Republished with permission.

There are more than 30,000 people who fight wildfires in the U.S., and about 400 firefighters have died on the job over the last two decades. As fire seasons get longer and fires become more devastating, the physical and mental toll on firefighters themselves is also growing. Listen now to learn more.

This episode features:

• Brent Ruby, a professor at the University of Montana and the director of the Montana Center for Work Physiology and Exercise Metabolism

• Dan Cottrel, training foreman at the Missoula Smokejumper Base.

• Nelda St. Claire, former National Critical Incident Stress Program Manager for the Bureau of Land Management

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Fireline is a podcast series exploring what wildfire means for the West, our planet and our way of life.