1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In an era when megafires are becoming the norm rather than the exception, our communities need wildland firefighters now more than ever. However,&amp;nbsp;recruitment and retention is a serious and growing challenge in the wildland fire community. As firefighters cope with physical and mental health challenges,&amp;nbsp;low pay and unprecedented pressure from longer fire seasons, we not only have to figure out how we fight these fires – but how to support the people who fight them.&amp;nbsp; Learn more about the podcast at institute.dmns.org/united-by-fire and lawsofnotion.org.&amp;nbsp; Sign-up for the Institute for Science &amp;amp; Policy’s mailing list.&amp;nbsp; Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; If you like our work, consider making a tax-deductible&amp;nbsp;donation.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The Institute for Science &amp;amp; Policy is a catalyst for thoughtful dialogue, working toward solutions to society’s greatest challenges with scientific thinking, empathy, and inclusivity. The Institute is a project of the Denver Museum of Nature &amp;amp; Science.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Episode Credits:&amp;nbsp; eporting, writing, hosting: Kristan Uhlenbrock&amp;nbsp; Reporting: Carson Frame&amp;nbsp; Editing, marketing: Tricia Waddell&amp;nbsp; Production support: Jordan Marks&amp;nbsp; Fact-checking: Kate Long&amp;nbsp; Sound design: Seth Samuel&amp;nbsp; Original music: Ryan Flores&amp;nbsp; Additional music: Epidemic Sound&amp;nbsp; Studio recording: Denver Community Media&amp;nbsp; Laws of Notion https://lawsofnotion.org/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/35341440/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/184731420