Weekly Wildfire Update: Operational Update. Idaho Claims 50% of Their Firefighters are First-Year Employees. Do Nomex Contain Toxic Chemicals? PFAS and Wildfire Clothing.

The Hotshot Wake Up

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• Full operational update.

• The Pacific Northwest sees multiple new fires. Arizona continues to burn. PL3 in the Southwest.

• The State of Idaho says 50% of their wildfire workforce are first year employees.

• Safety concerns arise.

• An independent study says Nomex contains PFAS and PFAS-like chemicals.

• We discuss this paper and what these chemicals are.

• Plus more.

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