The Silent Mental Health Crisis on the Frontlines of Fire

As wildfires worsen across the US, job uncertainty is combining with a growing mental health crisis and threatening the lives of wildland firefighters.

Jun 27, 2025

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Prepping and burning around Trinity Guard Station during the Trinity Ridge Fire in the Boise National Forest, Idaho. August 2012. Photo by Kari Greer

Editors Note:

This incredible piece of writing by Rose Shimberg was brought to the Dugouts’ attention via the Montana Independent News and its publisher, Denise Rivette. You can find a link to the Montana In…

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