{"id":45157,"date":"2024-06-04T12:18:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T19:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=45157"},"modified":"2024-06-04T12:18:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T19:18:25","slug":"unfortunately-that-fear-became-a-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/unfortunately-that-fear-became-a-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cUnfortunately, that fear became a reality&#8230;\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/su\/woyxJ21\/ourland\">Subscribe to Our Land Weekly<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MT_Engagement_0161-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A woman and man kneel on a rocky riverbank with a black-and-white dog between them, the water glistening behind. They all look at the camera.\" class=\"wp-image-45159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MT_Engagement_0161-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MT_Engagement_0161-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MT_Engagement_0161-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MT_Engagement_0161-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MT_Engagement_0161-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MT_Engagement_0161-48x27.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MT_Engagement_0161.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/we-dont-jump-the-bootheel\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I wrote about the accident that killed Tim Hart<\/a>, one of the smokejumpers sent to fight the Eicks Fire on private land in Hidalgo County in 2021. This week, I\u2019d like to highlight his widow, Michelle Hart, who spoke with me about Tim and about the challenges wildland firefighters and their families face.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was extremely hard for me, having my partner be gone for six, seven months out of the year; gone on assignment, not being able to talk to them sometimes for weeks on end, and constantly living in fear that something is going to happen,\u201d Michelle said. \u201cAnd unfortunately, that fear became a reality for me and for the people who loved [Tim].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wildland firefighters face disasters and emergencies; they get hurt and sometimes, see their colleagues and friends die. For months at a time, they work physically grueling jobs with little rest while being exposed to smoke and other hazards. They\u2019re away from their families and homes and oftentimes, struggling to pay their bills or access health care. Then, Michelle explained, they come home and must \u201crecalibrate\u201d to family life. It\u2019s not easy for anyone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During our conversation, I noted some of the statistics about wildland firefighters \u2014 high rates of trauma, alcohol abuse, mental health challenges, and PTSD \u2014 and she wasn\u2019t at all surprised.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCertainly, if you know a wildland firefighter, please ask them how they&#8217;re doing, especially in their time off because I guarantee that they have seen some things and have been through a lot,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I&#8217;m sure they could use somebody to talk to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m always thankful to anyone who appears on the show, but especially to someone like Michelle, who could have ignored my email or declined to talk about her loss and the many challenges she\u2019s faced \u2014 since Tim\u2019s death and even before then. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Rxyx1P1uhHg?si=YgrJvRZOTAREdZC_\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">You can watch the full interview here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, if you want a glimpse into what it\u2019s like to work a desert fire, check out The Hotshot Wake Up post, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehotshotwakeup.substack.com\/p\/desert-fires-infernos-or-ashtrays?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=661423&amp;post_id=145235500&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=e6dbp&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cDesert Fires. Infernos or Ashtrays.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In the news:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/citydesk.org\/2024\/councilor-dan-lewis-likely-violated-ethics-law-in-air-quality-board-votes\/?utm_medium=email\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cCouncilor Dan Lewis \u2018likely violated\u2019 ethics law during air quality board controversy\u201d<\/a> (Elizabeth McCall and Elise Kaplan, City Desk ABQ)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/28052024\/south-texas-mexico-water-treaty-dispute\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Other Border Dispute Is Over an 80-Year-Old Water Treaty\u201d<\/a> (Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taosnews.com\/news\/environment\/sens-heinrich-luj-n-fund-hydrogen-safety-study\/article_7a18087f-cd70-5ccc-a085-15bd1b2ccc30.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cSens. Heinrich, Luj\u00e1n fund hydrogen safety study\u201d<\/a> (Geoffrey Plant, <em>Taos News<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/capitalandmain.com\/texas-has-the-most-aggressive-well-plugging-program-in-the-u-s-so-why-is-its-to-do-list-so-long\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cTexas Has \u2018the Most Aggressive\u2019 Well-Plugging Program in the U.S. So Why Is Its To-Do List So Long?\u201d<\/a> (Elliott Woods, Capital &amp; Main)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcn.org\/issues\/56-6\/what-if-the-future-is-the-past\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cWhat if the future is the past?\u201d<\/a> (Ruxandra Guidi, <em>High Country News<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcn.org\/issues\/56-6\/as-the-gila-wilderness-turns-100-the-wilderness-act-is-still-a-living-law\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cAs the Gila Wilderness turns 100, the Wilderness Act is still a living law\u201d<\/a> (Marissa Ortega-Welch, <em>High Country News<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/03\/climate\/claudia-sheinbaum-climate-scientist-mexico.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cA Climate Scientist Is Voted President of an Oil Country. Now What?\u201d<\/a> (Somini Sengupta, <em>The New York Times<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/daily-comment\/vermont-moves-to-hold-fossil-fuel-companies-liable-for-climate-change-damage\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cVermont Moves to Hold Fossil-Fuel Companies Liable for Climate-Change Damage\u201d<\/a> (Elizabeth Kolbert, <em>The New Yorker<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/daily-comment\/images-of-climate-change-that-cannot-be-missed\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cImages of Climate&nbsp;Change That Cannot Be Missed\u201d<\/a> (Bill McKibben, <em>The New Yorker<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/05\/13\/climate\/insurance-homes-climate-change-weather.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cAs Insurers Around the U.S. Bleed Cash From Climate Shocks, Homeowners Lose\u201d<\/a> (Christopher Flavelle and Mira Rojanasakul, <em>The New York Times<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/28\/climate\/extreme-heat-worldwide.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cClimate Change Added a Month\u2019s Worth of Extra-Hot Days in Past Year\u201d<\/a> (Raymond Zhong, <em>The New York Times<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2024-06-03\/heat-dome-brings-californias-first-heat-wave-of-the-season\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201c\u2018Heat dome\u2019 brings California\u2019s first heat wave of the season, with triple-digit temperatures\u201d<\/a> (Grace Toohey, <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I\u2019m sure you\u2019re all feeling the heat, too.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It felt like summer roared into Albuquerque last week; I wasn\u2019t quite prepared for the hotter days (and nights). The trees and other plants in my yard need more water; I even noticed birds panting. And of course, I\u2019m hot and sweaty and grouchy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But like many of you, I\u2019m one of the lucky ones. I can close my window blinds during the day, open the windows at night. I work indoors, in a building that has cooling. I have safe places to cool off and recharge and escape the sun and heat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not everyone does. And driving down Coors Boulevard on Saturday during the heat of the day, I witnessed even more people than usual struggling to get through their days as they waited at bus stops, walked, or tried to rest in places utterly devoid of shade, never mind water or cool air.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although we aired the show back in February, I wanted to mention an interview with Dr. Joanna Katzman, who directs Project ECHO\u2019s Public Health Initiatives. She spoke with me earlier this year about the ways health care workers can recognize how climate change (and heat waves, for example) affect patients.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople who live in urban areas are more affected by extreme heat and so if you\u2019re working in these cities or if you\u2019re homeless or if you\u2019re a vulnerable patient \u2014 someone who might have a substance use disorder or if you don\u2019t have air conditioning or if you\u2019re impoverished \u2014 you might be much more susceptible to extreme heat,\u201d Katzman said during our conversation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we have these long days and weeks of hot temperatures, it would be really nice if New Mexico could put out more public service announcements about prolonged heat waves, and prolonged impacts. Many patients who have depression, who have psychotic disorders like schizophrenia, are on dopaminergic medications that, along with extreme heat, there are interactions that can adversely affect the patient,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.knme.org\/video\/climate-care-for-the-public-8wabrq\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">If you\u2019d like to learn more from Katzman, you can watch that show online.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>P.S. If a friend forwarded you this message, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/su\/woyxJ21\/ourland?mode=preview&amp;source_id=09a22542-c702-473f-a61b-06dfe8898cb2&amp;source_type=em&amp;c=${Contact.encryptedContactId}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sign up here to receive the newsletter yourself<\/a><em>. 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