Editing Wildfire (section)

==== Carbon monoxide danger ====
{{Main|Carbon monoxide poisoning}}

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas that can be found at the highest concentration at close proximity to a smoldering fire. Thus, it is a serious threat to the health of wildfire firefighters. CO in smoke can be inhaled into the lungs where it is absorbed into the bloodstream and reduces oxygen delivery to the body's vital organs. At high concentrations, it can cause headaches, weakness, dizziness, confusion, nausea, disorientation, visual impairment, coma, and even death. Even at lower concentrations, such as those found at wildfires, individuals with cardiovascular disease may experience chest pain and cardiac arrhythmia.<ref name="oehha.ca.gov" /> A recent study tracking the number and cause of wildfire firefighter deaths from 1990 to 2006 found that 21.9% of the deaths occurred from heart attacks.<ref>{{cite web |author=National Wildfire Coordinating Group |date=June 2007 |title=Wildland firefighter fatalities in the United States 1990–2006 |url=http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/pms841/pms841_all-72dpi.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315081248/http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/pms841/pms841_all-72dpi.pdf |archive-date=15 March 2012 |publisher=NWCG Safety and Health Working Team}}</ref>

Another important and somewhat less obvious health effect of wildfires is psychiatric diseases and disorders. Both adults and children from various countries who were directly and indirectly affected by wildfires were found to demonstrate different mental conditions linked to their experience with the wildfires. These include [[Post-traumatic stress disorder among athletes|post-traumatic stress disorder]] (PTSD), [[Depression (mood)|depression]], anxiety, and [[phobia]]s.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Papanikolaou |first1=V. |last2=Adamis |first2=D. |last3=Mellon |first3=R.C. |last4=Prodromitis |first4=G. |date=2011 |title=Psychological distress following wildfires disaster in a rural part of Greece: A case-control population-based study |journal=International Journal of Emergency Mental Health |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=11–26 |pmid=21957753}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mellon |first1=Robert C. |last2=Papanikolau |first2=Vasiliki |last3=Prodromitis |first3=Gerasimos |date=2009 |title=Locus of control and psychopathology in relation to levels of trauma and loss: Self-reports of Peloponnesian wildfire survivors |journal=Journal of Traumatic Stress |volume=22 |issue=3 |pages=189–196 |doi=10.1002/jts.20411 |pmid=19452533}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Marshall |first1=G.N. |last2=Schell |first2=T.L. |last3=Elliott |first3=M.N. |last4=Rayburn |first4=N.R. |last5=Jaycox |first5=L.H. |date=2007 |title=Psychiatric Disorders Among Adults Seeking Emergency Disaster Assistance After a Wildland-Urban Interface Fire |journal=Psychiatric Services |volume=58 |issue=4 |pages=509–514 |doi=10.1176/appi.ps.58.4.509 |pmid=17412853}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=McDermott |first1=Brett M |last2=Lee |first2=Erica M |last3=Judd |first3=Marianne |last4=Gibbon |first4=Peter |title=Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and General Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents following a Wildfire Disaster |journal=The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry |date=March 2005 |volume=50 |issue=3 |pages=137–143 |doi=10.1177/070674370505000302 |pmid=15830823 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jones |first1=R.T.|last2=Ribbe |first2=D.P. |last3=Cunningham |first3=P.B. |last4=Weddle |first4=J.D. |last5=Langley |first5=A.K. |date=2002 |title=Psychological impact of fire disaster on children and their parents |journal=Behavior Modification |volume=26 |issue=2 |pages=163–186 |doi=10.1177/0145445502026002003 |pmid=11961911 }}</ref>