590   
AEUS76 KMFR 161804  
AQAMFR  
  
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE  
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
1104 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2025  
  
ORC035-037-172200-  
KLAMATH-LAKE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALTAMONT, OLENE, KLAMATH FALLS, MIDLAND,   
ADEL, LAKEVIEW, NEW PINE CREEK, VALLEY FALLS, AND FORT ROCK  
1104 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2025  
   
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY  
  
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR  
QUALITY ADVISORY...IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY.  
  
THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY  
ADVISORY FOR KLAMATH COUNTY. CHECK CURRENT AIR QUALITY CONDITIONS   
AND ADVISORIES ON DEQ’S AIR QUALITY INDEX OR BY DOWNLOADING THE   
OREGONAIR ON YOUR APP ON YOUR SMARTPHONE.  
  
MANY COUNTY HEALTH AND LOCAL AIR AGENCIES HAVE ALSO ISSUED WOOD  
BURNING RESTRICTIONS LIMITING THE USE OF WOOD STOVES, FIREPLACES AND  
OUTDOOR BURNING. THERE ARE OFTEN EXCEPTIONS FOR THOSE WHO USE WOOD  
EXCLUSIVELY TO HEAT THEIR HOMES AND THOSE WITH LIMITED INCOME. CHECK  
WITH YOUR LOCAL HEATH OR AIR AGENCY FOR CURRENT RESTRICTIONS.   
  
PEOPLE CAN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR HEALTH:  
  
- FOLLOW LOCAL BURN RESTRICTIONS TO PREVENT DETERIORATING AIR   
  QUALITY.   
- AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY DURING PERIODS OF POOR AIR QUALITY.  
- PEOPLE WITH HEART OR LUNG PROBLEMS AND YOUNG CHILDREN ARE   
  ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE. THESE PEOPLE SHOULD STAY INDOORS WHILE SMOKE  
  LEVELS ARE HIGH.   
- USE CERTIFIED HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTERS IN  
  INDOOR HEATING, VENTILATION, COOLING AND AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEMS.  
- AVOID USING WOOD-BURNING STOVES AND OTHER SOURCES OF INDOOR SMOKE   
  IF POSSIBLE.  
  
DEQ’S COLOR-CODED AIR QUALITY INDEX PROVIDES CURRENT AIR QUALITY   
CONDITIONS AND RANKS AIR QUALITY AS FOLLOWS: GREEN IS GOOD. YELLOW IS  
MODERATE. ORANGE IS UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS SUCH AS CHILDREN,  
THE ELDERLY, PREGNANT WOMEN AND THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.   
RED IS UNHEALTHY FOR EVERYONE. PURPLE IS VERY UNHEALTHY FOR ALL   
GROUPS. MAROON IS HAZARDOUS.  
  
POLLUTANTS IN SMOKE CAN CAUSE BURNING EYES, RUNNY NOSE, AGGRAVATE  
HEART AND LUNG DISEASES, AND AGGRAVATE OTHER SERIOUS HEALTH  
PROBLEMS. LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND KEEP CHILDREN INDOORS IF IT  
IS SMOKY. PLEASE FOLLOW MEDICAL ADVICE IF YOU HAVE A HEART OR LUNG  
CONDITION.  
  
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE WEB SITE AT  
HTTPS://OREGONSMOKE.ORG  
  
  
 
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