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AEUS75 KBYZ 221749  
AQABYZ  
 
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE  
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
1149 AM MDT THU AUG 22 2024  
 
WYZ199-231900-  
SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SHERIDAN  
1149 AM MDT THU AUG 22 2024  
   
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MDT FRIDAY  
 
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED ON BEHALF OF THE WYOMING  
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AIR QUALITY DIVISION AND THE  
WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.  
 
WHAT...AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE.  
 
WHERE...SHERIDAN COUNTY, WYOMING.  
 
WHEN...NOW THROUGH 1 PM MDT FRIDAY.  
 
IMPACTS...HEAVY SMOKE FROM AREA FIRES INCLUDING THE HOUSE DRAW FIRE.  
 
HEALTH INFORMATION...THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECOMMENDS THE  
ELDERLY, YOUNG CHILDREN, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS  
AVOID EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL EXERTION AND MINIMIZE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES  
DURING THIS TIME. WILDFIRE SMOKE IS MADE UP OF A VARIETY OF  
POLLUTANTS, INCLUDING PARTICULATE MATTER AND OZONE, WHICH CAN CAUSE  
RESPIRATORY HEALTH EFFECTS. ALTHOUGH THESE PEOPLE ARE MOST  
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEALTH IMPACTS, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ALSO ADVISES  
THAT EVERYONE SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO POOR AIR QUALITY  
CONDITIONS.  
 
CURRENT CONDITIONS...THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL  
QUALITY, AIR QUALITY DIVISION OFFERS NEAR REAL-TIME AIR QUALITY DATA  
FOR WYOMING'S MONITORING STATIONS AND HEALTH EFFECTS INFORMATION TO  
HELP THE PUBLIC INTERPRET CURRENT CONDITIONS. CURRENT AIR QUALITY  
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STATE OF WYOMING CAN BE FOUND AT  
HTTP://WWW.WYVISNET.COM/  
 
 
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