Federal firefighters will be encouraged to wear N95 respirators in major policy reversal​Federal firefighters will be encouraged to wear N95 respirators in major policy reversal 

 For the first time, federal firefighters will be encouraged to wear respirators to protect against smoke-related hazards as they put out wildfires, the U.S. Forest Service announced.  ​​For the first time, federal firefighters will be encouraged to wear respirators to protect against smoke-related hazards as they put out wildfires, the U.S. Forest Service announced.