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  • 1Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida (Dr Solle); Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida (Ms Santiago, Ms Louzado Feliciano, and Dr Caban-Martinez); Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida (Dr Solle and Dr Caban-Martinez); Division of Field Studies and Engineering (DFSE), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio (Dr Calkins and Dr Fent); Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research, National Development & Research Institutes, Leawood, Kansas (Dr Jahnke); San Francisco Fire Department, SF, California (Ms Parks and Ms Buren); Fire Protection Research Foundation, Quincy, Massachusetts (Grant); Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (Dr Burgess).

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