Code Orange Air Quality Alert Issued For Friday

  • Thursday, November 10, 2016

Friday is forecast to be a Code Orange Air Quality Alert day (101-150 on AQI index) for fine particles. Levels of pollution are forecast to be Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups. 

 

PEOPLE AT RISK:

  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Older adults
  • People with heart or lung disease
  • People with unusual susceptibility to air pollution

REDUCE EXPOSURE:

  • Minimize outdoor activities, especially physical exertion during smoky conditions
  • Choose less strenuous outdoor activities away from wildfire smoke
  • If possible, avoid areas where the wildfires are burning
  • Monitor air quality conditions at apcb.org
  • Sign up for air quality alerts at apcb.org
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