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AQAOTX
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY LEWISTON ID
NEZ PERCE TRIBE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1025 AM PDT MON SEP 9 2024
IDC061-069-101700-
LEWIS-NEZ PERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KAMIAH, CRAIGMONT, NEZPERCE, WINCHESTER,
LEWISTON, LAPWAI, PECK, CULDESAC, AND GIFFORD
1029 AM PDT MON SEP 9 2024
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:
NEZ PERCE TRIBE
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NEZ PERCE RESERVATION
DUE TO SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES. WILDFIRE SMOKE MAY MOVE IN AND OUT OF
THE AREA DEPENDING ON FIRE AND WIND ACTIVITY; SOME AREAS MAY BE MORE
IMPACTED THAN OTHERS. AIR QUALITY INDEX IS CURRENTLY IN THE MODERATE
TO VERY UNHEALTHY CATEGORIES.
THIS ACTION WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
10TH.
HEALTH IMPACTS AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE HEALTH
EFFECTS FROM SMOKE INCLUDE CHILDREN UNDER 18, ELDERS, PREGNANT
WOMEN, PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA OR HAVE DIFFICULTY BREATHING, DIABETES,
HEART PROBLEMS OR OTHERWISE COMPROMISED HEALTH, AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE
HIGH EXPOSURE (THOSE WHO WORK, EXERCISE, OR SPEND EXTENSIVE TIME
OUTDOORS).
IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE
HTTPS://HEALTHANDWELFARE.IDAHO.GOV/HEALTH-WELLNESS/ENVIRONMENTAL-
HEALTH/WILDFIRE-SMOKE
IDAHO SMOKE INFORMATION HOTLINE: 1-800-345-1007
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