Smoke & Air Quality
Trace smoke to its sources and learn more about air quality advisories near you:
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains a nationwide map showing fires, smoke, and air quality monitoring stations: fire.airnow.gov
- California Smoke Blog offers local advisories: californiasmokeinfo.blogspot.com
How to Prepare for Smoke
Did you know that there are steps you can take to prepare for smoke, just as you would for a fire?
- Are you Smoke Ready?
- View the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) how wildfire smoke affects your body.
- Get information about indoor air filtration, as well as more on protecting your stock and pets, from the EPA: www.airnow.gov/wildfires/
- When Smoke is in the Air
- After a Fire
- Wildfire Guide for Public Health Officials
- Wildfire Guide Factsheets
SMOKE 101
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While fire can provide many benefits such as reducing fuels and renewing forests, smoke from fires poses a serious challenge to public health, land managers, and air quality regulators. So, can we reduce these challenges?