Literature review on health impacts of exposure to particulate matter emitted by fire smoke: Final report

Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) identified that incident controllers have limited guidance to assist them when responding to urban industrial fires in relation to exposure to smoke particulate matter (PM), especially fine PM (PM2.5). La Trobe University was contracted to undertake a project to provide current research evidence to assist FRV develop guidance materials for Incident Controllers based on the best available evidence and expert opinion. The project comprised the following key components: rapid literature review of current research evidence; content analysis of available operational guidelines or standard operating procedures; and expert consultation regarding best-practice for smoke exposure mitigation for career firefighters. This report covers the literature reviews conducted for the project.