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AEUS73 KDLH 131927
AQADLH
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
227 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2025
MNZ011-012-019-142100-
NORTH ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK AND LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELY, ISABELLA, AND HIBBING
227 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2025
..AIR QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY HAS EXTENDED THE
AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR FINE PARTICLES POLLUTION. THE AIR QUALITY
INDEX (AQI) IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY.
* WHERE...NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE
SMOKE IMPACTS INCLUDE BRIMSON, ISABELLA, BABBITT, ELY, AND
PORTIONS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE GROUPS, SUCH AS PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE
(INCLUDING ASTHMA), HEART DISEASE, AND CHILDREN AND OLDER
ADULTS, MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A PAIR OF LARGE WILDFIRES - THE CAMP HOUSE
FIRE AND JENKINS CREEK FIRE - REMAIN UNCONTAINED IN NORTHEASTERN
MINNESOTA. THE FIRES ARE LOCATED NEAR BIRMSON, OR APPROXIMATELY
25 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF TWO HARBORS. HIGH TEMPERATURES AND
LOW DEWPOINTS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE
FOR THE GROWTH OF THESE WILDFIRES AS WELL AS ANY OTHER FIRES
THAT MAY FORM. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TURN SOUTHEASTERLY
AND WILL TRANSPORT SMOKE NORTHWARD INTO NORTHERN ST LOUIS AND
LAKE COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SENSITIVE GROUPS, SUCH AS PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE (INCLUDING
ASTHMA), HEART DISEASE, AND CHILDREN AND OLDER ADULTS, SHOULD
LIMIT PROLONGED OR HEAVY EXERTION.
REDUCE OR ELIMINATE ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AIR POLLUTION,
SUCH AS OUTDOOR BURNING, AND USE OF RESIDENTIAL WOOD BURNING
DEVICES. REDUCE VEHICLE TRIPS AND VEHICLE IDLING AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE. FOLLOW ALL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND EVACUATION ORDERS
FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. KEEP WINDOWS CLOSED
OVERNIGHT TO PREVENT SMOKE FROM GETTING INDOORS.
EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR ST. LOUIS COUNTY CAN BE FOUND
ONLINE AT HTTPS://SHERIFF-SLCGIS.HUB.ARCGIS.COM/PAGES/WILDFIRE
FOR INFORMATION ON CURRENT AIR QUALITY CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA AND
TO SIGN UP FOR DAILY AIR QUALITY FORECASTS AND ALERT
NOTIFICATIONS BY EMAIL, TEXT MESSAGE, PHONE, OR THE EPA AIRNOW
MOBILE APP, VISIT HTTPS://WWW.PCA.STATE.MN.US/AIR-WATER-LAND-
CLIMATE/CURRENT-AIR-QUALITY-CONDITIONS.
YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH AND AIR QUALITY
AT HTTPS://WWW.PCA.STATE.MN.US/AIR-WATER-LAND-CLIMATE/AIR-QUALITY-
AND-HEALTH.
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