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Abstract
environment Australia is one of the most bushfire prone countries in the world.1 Fire fighters from Australia’s regional fire brigades and land management agencies protect people and property from the annual bushfire threat. Fire fighters work long hours in hot, smoky conditions, often at risk to their physical health. Preserving fire fighters ’ health is the responsibility of fire agencies and their operational personnel and occupational health and safety staff, in consultation with medical practitioners who have experience in occupational medicine. Occupational health and safety services are often centrally administered, limiting access for fire fighters living in remote communities. Therefore, fire fighters may turn to their local general practitioner for
Keyphrases
fire fighter occupational health long hour environment australia operational personnel bushfire prone country occupational medicine land management agency safety service smoky condition local general practitioner fire agency regional fire brigade annual bushfire threat fire fighter health safety staff medical practitioner physical health remote community
