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AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
333 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2025
VTZ001>011-016>021-060400-
GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-
LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
WESTERN WINDSOR-EASTERN WINDSOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALBURGH, SOUTH HERO, ST. ALBANS, SWANTON,
DERBY, NEWPORT, ISLAND POND, LUNENBURG, BURLINGTON, SHELBURNE,
JOHNSON, STOWE, HARDWICK, ST. JOHNSBURY, MONTPELIER, WAITSFIELD,
MIDDLEBURY, VERGENNES, BRADFORD, RANDOLPH, FAIR HAVEN, RUTLAND,
ENOSBURG FALLS, RICHFORD, RICHMOND, UNDERHILL, BRISTOL, RIPTON,
EAST WALLINGFORD, KILLINGTON, BETHEL, LUDLOW, SPRINGFIELD,
AND WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
333 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2025
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT
THE VERMONT AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY
ALERT FOR FINE PARTICULATE POLLUTION FROM WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR
CALEDONIA, EASTERN ADDISON, EASTERN CHITTENDEN, EASTERN FRANKLIN,
EASTERN RUTLAND, EASTERN WINDSOR, ESSEX, GRAND ISLE, LAMOILLE,
ORANGE, ORLEANS, WASHINGTON, WESTERN ADDISON, WESTERN CHITTENDEN,
WESTERN FRANKLIN, WESTERN RUTLAND, AND WESTERN WINDSOR COUNTIES IN
VERMONT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE AIR QUALITY INDEX, OR AQI, IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH OR EXCEED THE
CODE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY.
WHEN POLLUTION LEVELS ARE IN THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS
CATEGORY, THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECOMMENDS THAT THESE
INDIVIDUALS CONSIDER LIMITING STRENUOUS OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO
REDUCE THE RISK OF ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS.
PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO THE EFFECTS OF ELEVATED
LEVELS OF POLLUTANTS INCLUDE THE VERY YOUNG, OLDER ADULTS, AND THOSE
WITH PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA OR HEART
DISEASE AND THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE.
THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER CONSULTING THEIR PERSONAL
PHYSICIAN.
PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA SHOULD FOLLOW THEIR ASTHMA ACTION PLANS AND KEEP
QUICK RELIEF MEDICINE HANDY.
IF YOU HAVE HEART DISEASE: SYMPTOMS SUCH AS PALPITATIONS, SHORTNESS
OF BREATH, OR UNUSUAL FATIGUE MAY INDICATE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. IF YOU
HAVE ANY OF THESE, CONTACT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT PARTICULATE CONCENTRATIONS
WITHIN THE REGION MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE VERMONT AGENCY OF
NATURAL RESOURCES WEB SITE AT HTTPS://DEC.VERMONT.GOV/AIR-
QUALITY/LOCAL-AIR- QUALITY-FORECASTS.
NYZ026>031-034-035-087-060400-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MASSENA, NORFOLK, FORT COVINGTON, MALONE,
CHAMPLAIN, PLATTSBURGH, SOUTH COLTON, STAR LAKE, SARANAC LAKE,
TUPPER LAKE, DANNEMORA, ELLENBURG, LAKE PLACID, NEWCOMB, PORT HENRY,
TICONDEROGA, OGDENSBURG, POTSDAM, AND GOUVERNEUR
333 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2025
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT
THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AT
ALBANY NY HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR FINE
PARTICULATE FOR EASTERN CLINTON, EASTERN ESSEX, NORTHERN FRANKLIN,
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE, SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE, SOUTHERN FRANKLIN,
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE, WESTERN CLINTON, AND WESTERN ESSEX
COUNTIES IN NEW YORK UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT.
AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE GREATER THAN
AN AIR QUALITY INDEX VALUE OF UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS
CATEGORY FOR FINE PARTICULATE. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX, OR AQI, WAS
CREATED AS AN EASY WAY TO CORRELATE LEVELS OF DIFFERENT POLLUTANTS
TO ONE SCALE. THE HIGHER THE AQI VALUE, THE GREATER THE HEALTH
CONCERN.
WHEN POLLUTION LEVELS ARE ELEVATED, THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH RECOMMENDS THAT INDIVIDUALS CONSIDER LIMITING STRENUOUS
OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ADVERSE HEALTH
EFFECTS. PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO THE EFFECTS OF
ELEVATED LEVELS OF POLLUTANTS INCLUDE THE VERY YOUNG AND THOSE WITH
PRE EXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA OR HEART DISEASE.
THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER CONSULTING THEIR PERSONAL
PHYSICIAN.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE NEW YORK STATE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION WEBSITE AT,
HTTPS://ON.NY.GOV/NYAQI, OR CALL THE AIR QUALITY HOTLINE AT 1-800-
535-1345.
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