Table 2.
Selected characteristics of sampled wildland firefighters (WFFs) and assigned incidents, overall and by year (N = 246)
| All years | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |
| WFF characteristic | ||||
| Male | 217(88) | 29(83) | 112(93) | 76(84) |
| Current smokera | 23(11) | - | 7(6) | 16(18) |
| Current smokeless tobacco usera | 37(41) | - | - | 37(41) |
| Incident type | ||||
| Station day | 16(7) | - | - | 16(18) |
| Initial attack | 12(5) | - | 3(3) | 9(10) |
| Managed fire | 12(5) | - | 12(10) | - |
| Prescribed fire | 6(2) | - | 5(4) | 1(1) |
| Large incident | 200(81) | 35(100) | 100(83) | 65(71) |
| Crew type | ||||
| Engine | 69(28) | - | 38(32) | 31(34) |
| Type I | 86(35) | 27(77) | 30(25) | 29(32) |
| Type II / IA | 91(37) | 8(23) | 52(43) | 31(34) |
| Fire location | ||||
| Great Basin (ID, UT) | 21(9) | - | 7(6) | 14(15) |
| Northern CA (CA) | 38(15) | 5(14) | 14(12) | 19(21) |
| Northern Rockies (MT, WY) | 28(11) | 12(34) | 9(8) | 7(8) |
| Northwest (OR, WA) | 16(7) | 16(46) | - | - |
| Rocky Mountains (CO, UT, WY) | 32(13) | - | 31(26) | 1(1) |
| Southern (GA, FL, OK) | 1(<1) | - | - | 1(1) |
| Southern CA (AZ, CA) | 20(8) | 2(6) | 13(11) | 5(5) |
| Southwest (AZ, NM) | 90(37) | - | 46(38) | 44(48) |
Abbreviations: ID, Idaho; UT, Utah; CA, California; MT, Montana; WY, Wyoming; OR, Oregon; WA, Washington; CO, Colorado; GA, Georgia; FL, Florida; OK, Oklahoma; AZ, Arizona; NM, New Mexico
a
Thirty-five and 155 WFFs were missing information on smoking status and smokeless tobacco, respectively.