Author: Britton Carla
Publisher: Maney Publishing
ISSN: 2049-3967
Source: International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, Vol.19, Iss.2, 2013-06, pp. : 77-84
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Abstract
Background: Wildland fires cost billions of dollars annually and expose thousands of firefighters to a variety of occupational hazards. Little is known about injury patterns among wildland firefighters. Methods: We examined non-fatal firefighter injuries among federal wildland firefighters reported to the US Department of the Interior for the years 2003–2007. The risk of disabling injury by job assignment, controlling for demographic and temporal variables, was assessed with logistic regression. Results: Of the 1301 non-fatal injuries, slips, trips, and falls were the most frequent injury types and sprains/strains were the most common injury. Engine crew workers suffered a third of all injuries. Handcrews and helitak/smokejumper assignments had increased odds of sprains and strains, which were the most common injury overall. Conclusions: While some injuries are equally prevalent by job assignment, others vary. Identifying hazards leading to these injuries will be essential to develop prevention strategies.
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