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Wildfires are getting more extreme. And so is the need for more firefighters

2024/7/4
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NASA卫星数据研究表明，过去二十年全球极端野火事件增加了一倍，主要原因是气温上升。2023年是有记录以来野火最严重、气温最高的一年。 Jeff Marcellet指出，野火季节的概念已经过时，现在一年四季都有野火。美国林务局面临严重的消防员短缺问题，过去三年有45%的正式员工离职，这主要是因为工作危险、薪资低（每小时15美元，与快餐店员工相当）以及偏远地区消防站的居住问题。尽管林务局达到了夏季招聘目标（11000多人），但仍不足以应对美国的野火。 Royal Ramey分享了他服刑期间学习消防技能，以及出狱后11个月才找到消防员工作的经历。他创立了一个非营利组织，帮助其他服刑人员获得消防员工作，解决他们面临的认证、求职流程、背景审查等问题。该组织还提供技术培训、社会服务（例如帮助获得身份证和社保卡）以及协助清除记录等服务。 Royal Ramey认为，加州的一项法律有助于服刑人员清除记录，更容易获得消防员工作，但社会偏见仍然是挑战。消防员职业对服刑人员有吸引力，因为它提供了社会认可、尊重和职业成就感。他呼吁增加对消防员职业的认识和资金投入，以应对气候变化导致的野火危机，并消除社会偏见，让更多人参与到解决问题的过程中。

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Extreme wildfires doubled worldwide over the last two decades, according to a new study of NASA satellite data.You'd think, if the wildfire crisis is getting worse, there'd be more and more firefighters in place to meet that demand. But at agencies like the U.S. Forest Service, adequate staffing has been a huge challenge.But as organizations like the Forest Service raise alarm about firefighter shortages, there's also a whole group of people who are trained to fight fires and are struggling to get jobs in the field: formerly incarcerated people.We hear from Royal Ramey, a formerly incarcerated firefighter who started an organization to help others build firefighting careers once they're released from prison.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)