Occupational Vulnerability

OCCUPATION: WILDFIRE FIREFIGHTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS 

CLIMATE-RELATED HAZARD:

• Fires
• Smoke inhalation
• Storms
• Floods 
• Landslides

INCREASED RISK OF:

• Illness
• Injury
• Death
• Hearing loss
• Muscle strain

OCCUPATION: MILITARY PERSONNEL

CLIMATE-RELATED HAZARD:

• Extreme heat
• Vector-borne disease

INCREASED RISK OF:

• Heat illness
• Lyme disease

OCCUPATION: OUTDOOR WORKERS

CLIMATE-RELATED HAZARD:

• Extreme heat
• Wildfires

INCREASED RISK OF:

• Heat illness
• Agricultural injury
• Wildfire ash
• Exacerbated asthma