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This beautiful Harley-Davidson® motorcycle in Peace Officer dark blue with blue and silver pinstripes has an MSRP of $23,772 and features a six-speed, air-cooled, Twin Cam 96™ engine with Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI), cruise control, and standard 28 spoke cast wheels with independent front and rear 4-piston braking system.
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New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Health Risks of Wildfires for Children: Acute Phase (PDF, 293 KB)
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - How Smoke from Fires Can Affect Your Health (PDF, 300 KB)
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AIRNow - Wildfire Smoke — A Guide for Public Health Officials (PDF, 350 KB)
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National Library of Medicine - Firefighting Occupational Hazards
Haz-Map - Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents, National Library of Medicine - Fighting Wildfires
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Listo.gov - Incendios destructivos - Riesgo de salud por exposición al humo (PDF, 200 KB)
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades - Incendios Forestales
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades - Proteger a su familia de los incendios (PDF, 360 KB)
Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA) - Peligros Medioambientales para los Niños a Consecuencia de los Incendios Forestales
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units and the American Academy of Pediatrics - Riesgos a la Salud de los Niños por los Incendios Forestales - Fase Aguda
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units and the American Academy of Pediatrics - Seguridad contra incendios
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