Chicago — In response to the increasingly frequent and intense wildfires across the country, the American Medical Association has adopted a policy aimed at protecting wildland firefighters from the harmful effects of wildfire smoke. Data from the National Interagency Fire Center shows that, as of June 25, more than 35,000 wildfires have burned over 2.9 […]

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