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November 2025 | Health and Wellness
Coping Skills for Overwhelm By IAWF Executive Director
By Bequi Livingston - Have you ever found yourself on the fireline, feeling overwhelmed? Or maybe you felt fully in control, hyped…
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November 2025 | Cover Story
IAWF Commits to Support Mental Health and Wellbeing By IAWF Executive Director
By Rich McRea - The International Association of Wildland Fire has committed to promoting health and wellbeing for wildland fire practitioners, their…
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August 2025 | Health and Wellness
Relational Wellness: Nurturing Relationships During Wildfire Season By IAWF Executive Director
BY BEQUI LIVINGSTON: All aspects of wellness are equally important to maintain balance. Relational wellness is often minimized but is so critical…
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April 2025 | Health and Wellness
A Common Sense Approach to Firefighter Wellness By IAWF Executive Director
By Bequi Livingston: After the first few seasons as a wildland firefighter in the early 1980s, I developed a program called Fireline…
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March 2025 | Health and Wellness
Pivot and Redirect: Finding Calm in the Off Season By IAWF Executive Director
By Bequi Livingston: I love the phrase pivot and redirect; it applies perfectly to healing from traumatic stress and grief, especially after…
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January 2025 | Health and Safety
How Does Wildfire Smoke Affect the Brain? By IAWF Executive Director
As the threat of wildfires grows, firefighters and affected communities grapple not only with the immediate threat of flames but also with…
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