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The Hidden Victims of America’s Wildfires

The Hidden Victims of America’s Wildfires

The Daily vor 10 Monaten

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As wildfire seasons grow longer and deadlier, states are
increasingly relying on private companies to provide thousands of
firefighters to the front lines.

Hannah Dreier, who has been covering the story, explains how lax
rules and regulatory loopholes have left many of these
firefighters sick, in debt and on their own.

Guest: Hannah Dreier, a New York Times reporter
who writes in-depth stories about national issues.

Background reading:

Wildfire fighters, unmasked in toxic smoke, are getting sick
and dying.

Read the story about Joel Eisiminger. Just before turning 25,
he was diagnosed with a cancer that usually strikes people more
than twice his age.

Photo: Loren Elliott for The New York Times

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