Alaska Fire Service Emergency Firefighters to Undergo Medical Exams Starting in November
(WorldNews Environment)

The BLM Alaska Fire Service, in partnership with the Department of Interior Medical Standards Program (DOI MSP), will soon deliver medical exams to federal emergency firefighters. The goal of the exams is to increase safety by identifying pre-existing conditions that could be aggravated by the arduous duty of wildland firefighting. The medical exams will be provided in approximately 28 Alaska villages through mobile medical units and by scheduled appointments at 18 pre-identified facilities throughout the state. The first two mobile units will...