The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses offers a free toolkit for managing surgical smoke. The toolkit includes a smoke evacuation policy and procedure, surgical smoke management slideshow, ...

Oregonians will have the chance to weigh in on proposed new smoke management rules that could ease the way for more controlled burns aimed at reducing the threat of major wildfires. State regulators ...

Historically, fire was intentionally and naturally set, widespread and common. Fire was and is necessary for stewarding Northern California’s forests, shrublands and grasslands, and all the life and ...

The International Code Council (ICC) announced the guide of a newly revised reference book addresses smoke management in the 2006 International Building Code (IBC). This book creates a bridge between ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregonians in forested areas may see smoke from a number of controlled burns – also known as prescribed burns – this fall and winter. Forest landowners use the burns to eliminate ...

Three years ago Willy Crippen had his sights set on lighting a fire in the foothills of the Elkhorn Mountains, the picture-postcard backdrop for the northeast Oregon town of Baker City. The fire ...

WASHINGTON — For the first time in over two decades, Washington state has reworked its smoke management plan in order to protect air quality and mitigate the effect of future wildfires. The U.S.

SALEM., Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Forestry is soliciting applications to join the Smoke Management Advisory Committee. The committee is currently seeking applications to fill one vacancy ...

The toolkit includes a smoke evacuation policy and procedure, surgical smoke management slideshow, awareness posters and other resources to help healthcare providers manage surgical smoke in the ...