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This example demonstrates how researchers have used both state and national data sources to study wildfire-related exposures and human health outcomes. Local PM2.5 levels were linked with state level hospital data for respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes.
Summary:
Alman et al. (2016) examined associations between local PM2.5 levels and emergency department (ED) visits for respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes during the 2012 Colorado wildfires (June 5, 2012 – July 6, 2012). Health outcome data were obtained from the Colorado Dept of Public Health. Hospitalizations and ED visits for six respiratory and seven cardiovascular outcomes were identified using ICD 9 codes. Hourly PM2.5 concentrations were modeled using Weather Research and Forecasting Model with Chemistry (WRF-Chem). Patient addresses were geocoded to 12 km grids and linked to exposure estimates.
Exposure Data
Health Data
Satellite Data Sources:
Weather Research and Forecasting Model with Chemistry (WRF-Chem) (modeled hourly PM2.5):
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Model for Ozone and Related chemical Tracers (MOZART-4)
National Center for Environmental Protection's North American Mesoscale System (NCEP/NAM)
NCAR Fire Inventory (FINN) with the burned area product from the SMARTFIRE framework
North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS)
Supporting Publication:
The Association of Wildfire Smoke with Respiratory and Cardiovascular Emergency Department Visits in Colorado in 2012: a Case Crossover Study
Alman, B. L., Pfister, G., Hao, H., Stowell, J., Hu, X., Liu, Y., & Strickland, M. J. (2016). The association of wildfire smoke with respiratory and cardiovascular emergency department visits in Colorado in 2012: a case crossover study. Environmental Health, 15(1), 64. doi:10.1186/s12940-016-0146-8 [
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Last Reviewed: February 06, 2026
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Linking Wildfire Related Exposures to Population-based Hospital Data
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Connecting Health Outcomes Research and Data Systems (CHORDS)
This example demonstrates how researchers have used both state and national data sources to study wildfire-related exposures and human health outcomes. Local PM2.5 levels were linked with state level hospital data for respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes.
Summary:
Alman et al. (2016) examined associations between local PM2.5 levels and emergency department (ED) visits for respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes during the 2012 Colorado wildfires (June 5, 2012 – July 6, 2012). Health outcome data were obtained from the Colorado Dept of Public Health. Hospitalizations and ED visits for six respiratory and seven cardiovascular outcomes were identified using ICD 9 codes. Hourly PM2.5 concentrations were modeled using Weather Research and Forecasting Model with Chemistry (WRF-Chem). Patient addresses were geocoded to 12 km grids and linked to exposure estimates.
Exposure Data
Health Data
Satellite Data Sources:
Weather Research and Forecasting Model with Chemistry (WRF-Chem) (modeled hourly PM2.5):
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Model for Ozone and Related chemical Tracers (MOZART-4)
National Center for Environmental Protection's North American Mesoscale System (NCEP/NAM)
NCAR Fire Inventory (FINN) with the burned area product from the SMARTFIRE framework
North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS)
Supporting Publication:
The Association of Wildfire Smoke with Respiratory and Cardiovascular Emergency Department Visits in Colorado in 2012: a Case Crossover Study
Alman, B. L., Pfister, G., Hao, H., Stowell, J., Hu, X., Liu, Y., & Strickland, M. J. (2016). The association of wildfire smoke with respiratory and cardiovascular emergency department visits in Colorado in 2012: a case crossover study. Environmental Health, 15(1), 64. doi:10.1186/s12940-016-0146-8 [
Abstract
]
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Last Reviewed: February 06, 2026