WILDFIRE NEWS OF THE DAY - 102915

United States

(1) The growing problem of respiratory illnesses and deaths due to wildfire smoke is examined by a National Geographic article
Smoke From Wildfires Is Killing Hundreds of Thousands of People

(2) An African-American smokejumper from the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion who died in a wildfire-related accident in the 1940's was finally honored for his sacrifice 70 years later
Seventy Years Could Not Erase the Memory of a Wildfire Hero

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