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This “Politics and Tactics” edition of the Humpday Hangout explores the raw realities of wildland firefighting and the urgent push for federal recognition of occupational cancer in first responders. Gabriel Kirkpatrick Mann, filmmaker of the acclaimed documentary Hotshot, talks about his six-year journey embedding with elite hotshot crews in California’s brutal wildfires. He reveals the physical demands, evolving mission scope, and overlooked health risks these firefighters face. Transitioning to policy, Julie Paidar, widow of Mike Paidar, fire captain from the St. Paul (MN) Fire Department, discusses her tireless advocacy for the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act. This groundbreaking legislation was created to grant cancer-related line-of-duty death benefits at the federal level. She and Jimmy Seavey Jr., a firefighter and advocate, emphasize the need for legislative momentum and grassroots pressure to address this crisis, which touches every firehouse in the United States.
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This “Politics and Tactics” edition of the Humpday Hangout explores the raw realities of wildland firefighting and the urgent push for federal recognition of occupational cancer in first responders. Gabriel Kirkpatrick Mann, filmmaker of the acclaimed documentary Hotshot, talks about his six-year journey embedding with elite hotshot crews in California’s brutal wildfires. He reveals the physical demands, evolving mission scope, and overlooked health risks these firefighters face. Transitioning to policy, Julie Paidar, widow of Mike Paidar, fire captain from the St. Paul (MN) Fire Department, discusses her tireless advocacy for the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act. This groundbreaking legislation was created to grant cancer-related line-of-duty death benefits at the federal level. She and Jimmy Seavey Jr., a firefighter and advocate, emphasize the need for legislative momentum and grassroots pressure to address this crisis, which touches every firehouse in the United States.

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