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In 2011, researchers conducted a study into the impact of the previously little understood effects of drinking water while on the fireground.

A study on hydration on the fireground

In 2011, researchers conducted a study into the impact of the previously little understood effects of drinking water while on the fireground.

Read this study about the effect of hydration on firefighter's health

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Imagine you are about to start a shift as a bush firefighter, what is one thing you would take with you?

Look out for each other. If you are feeling thirsty, it is likely that the people around you are also thirsty.

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  • Being prepared,
  • Fighting fires,
  • Fire fighters,
  • Major bush fires,
  • People

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Actor Ben Lawson, who has starred in Modern Family, Firefly Lane, 13 Reasons Why, wrote this poem in Los Angeles where he has lived since 2008, as a love letter to his burning homeland.
What is a Total Fire Ban?
On hot and windy days, the fire service may declare a ban on all fires.
#1 FACT

Dehydration is one of the risks that makes firefighting dangerous.

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