3M To Pay $7.3B Over PFAS In Firefighting Foam. FEMA Continues Grant To Study Wildland Firefighter Fertility. Preliminary Results Show 15% Decline In Sperm Viability After A Season.

On Today’s Show: To Support and Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ Wildfire updates from New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming. 3M has agreed to pay $7.3B after PFAS chemicals were found in firefighting foam and drinking water. Fines now total $10B, with 3M admitting no wrongdoing. FEMA has extended funding for a wildland firefighter fertility study. Preliminary results show a 15% decline in sperm viability after a wildfire season, with increased decline for those with more exposure and operational time. San Bernardino Fire Protection District buys autonomous wildfire drone strike team from Seneca Systems for early suppression capability. The Alliance of Forest Service Retired Fire Leaders publishes a comprehensive paper making the case for unifying wildfire resources and strengthening the Forest Service’s land management mission. THE HOTSHOT WAKE UP — Thank you to all of our paid subscribers. Your support allows us to donate generously to firefighter charities and supports all of our content. You also receive all of our article archives, more podcast episodes, Monday morning workouts, and also entered into our giveaways, plus more.