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The Health Dangers the Hotshots Faced,Time:July 12th,2013
消防人員面臨的健康風險，2013年7月12日
Experts say that wildfires can be doubly dangerous for firefighters; when homes and forest burn simultaneously, both heat and smoke conspire to make air unbreathable.
專家說，森林火災(zāi)對消防員來說危險性更高；房屋和森林同時燃燒時，熱量和煙混在一起，讓人無法呼吸。
Below are a few of the risks wildfire firefighters like the elite Hotshot crew face in the line of duty:
以下是精英消防員在滅森林大火時面臨的一些風險
Heat: In extremely high temperatures and wearing heavy protective gear, firefighters often experience heat stress, which can lead to nausea, light-headedness and weakness.
高溫：在極高的溫度下，穿著沉重的防護裝備，消防員經(jīng)常經(jīng)歷高熱，導致惡心、頭暈、虛脫。
This can progress into heat strain, which causes both the core body temperature and heart rate to soar.
還會引起體溫和心率飆升。
If there's no relief from the heat, a firefighter can experience heat stroke.
如果熱量不能釋放，消防員就有可能中暑。
Toxic Air: Smoke and dust from a wildfire produce a variety of toxic substances and gases like carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and formaldehyde.
有毒氣體：森林大火中的煙霧和粉塵會產(chǎn)生很多有毒物質(zhì)和氣體，如一氧化碳、二氧化硫和甲醛。
"The problem with wild firefighting is that unlike structure fires where you have a self contained breathing apparatus,
加州的專業(yè)消防主席Lou Paulson說：“在野外滅火的問題在于，它不像對待建筑火災(zāi)一樣，會有一個自給式呼吸機。
in wild firefighting there is no way you will have an air supply that will last long enough to do that," says Lou Paulson, president of California Professional Firefighters.
在野外，消防員是不可能有持續(xù)很長時間的呼吸設(shè)備的。”
"A filter mask has to be filtered for the particulates that you are dealing with, which you don't know because you are in a wildland environment. "
“過濾口罩必須過濾掉那些你碰到的顆粒，這你是不會知道的因為你在野外。”
Fatigue: During the initial surge of the fire, the front line is very difficult to control, according to Paulson.
疲勞：Paulson說，火勢剛開始變猛的時候，火線是很難控制的。
"You can have folks on the fire line for 72 hours or longer with no break at all. There are long work periods and no rest," he says.
“火線上有人72小時或更長時間連續(xù)工作而得不到休息。”
It's not uncommon that firefighters get so exhausted that they succumb to an intense need to nap on the fire line after long hours fighting relentless flames and inhaling toxic gases. Thank you.
這種情況并不少見，在長時間與無情的大火斗爭，吸入有毒氣體之后，消防員早已筋疲力盡了，他們極度需要在防火線上小憩一會。謝謝。
