...Huipu Gao Purpose Firefighters must wear thick and insulative protective clothing while doing strenuous work in hostile environments to protect them from thermal hazards. However, this significantly impedes the body’s ability to dissipate heat, increasing the risk of heat stress. Most firefighter...

...Meredith McQuerry; Cassandra Kwon; Heather Johnson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the challenging barriers faced by female firefighters, which limit workplace entrance and performance. Design/methodology/approach Occupational barriers from both psychological and physiological...