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AEUS75 KMSO 071756
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IDC035-049-102100-
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY LEWISTON ID
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1156 AM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026 /1056 AM PDT FRI AUG 7 2026/
...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FROM THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FOR CLEARWATER AND IDAHO COUNTIES
CLEARWATER, IDAHO, LATAH, LEWIS, AND NEZ PERCE COUNT OUTSIDE OF RESERVATION
BOUNDARIES
WHAT: AIR QUALITY ADVISORY BECAUSE OF DEGRADED AIR QUALITY DUE TO WILDFIRE
SMOKE.
AIR QUALITY INDEX IS FORECAST TO BE UNHEALTHY.
WHERE... CLEARWATER AND IDAHO COUNTIES OUTSIDE OF RESERVATION BOUNDARIES.
WHEN: EXTENDED UNTIL 3:00PM 8/10/2026
IMPACTS: MEMBERS OF SENSITIVE GROUPS MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE
GENERAL PUBLIC IS LESS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
AIR POLLUTANTS CAN CAUSE BREATHING DIFFICULT FOR CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AS
WELL AS PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
SENSITIVE TO INCREASED PARTICULATE MATTER OR SMOKE ARE ENCOURAGED TO AVOID
PROLONGED OR STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY DURING THIS ADVISORY. OPEN BURNING
IS PROHIBITED BY AIR QUALITY RULE. IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT ALL OTHER
INDIVIDUALS LIMIT PROLONGED OR STRENUOUS ACTIVITY OUTDOORS.
ISSUED BY THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AIR QUALITY GROUP.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT DEQ'S LEWISTON REGIONAL OFFICE AT (208) 799-
4370
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