In 2006, Kareena Lynde was working in Shasta Lake, California, on a hotshot crew—a group of highly trained wildland ...

Women firefighters, who face a greater risk of some cancers, fought for years to get coverage for their potential illnesses.

In 2006, Kareena Lynde was working in Shasta Lake, California, on a hotshot crew—a group of highly trained wildland firefighters—when she started to notice a sharp pain in her abdomen.

Weeks after the Labor Department added coverage for cancers affecting women firefighters, all information is deleted from the ...

The future of female firefighter cancer coverage is uncertain. Explore the implications of recent policy changes affecting ...