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AEUS76 KMFR 061813
AQAMFR
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1113 AM PDT FRI SEP 6 2024
ORC035-037-071800-
KLAMATH-LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALTAMONT, OLENE, KLAMATH FALLS, MIDLAND,
ADEL, LAKEVIEW, NEW PINE CREEK, VALLEY FALLS, AND FORT ROCK
1113 AM PDT FRI SEP 6 2024
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR
POLLUTION ADVISORY...IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY.
THIS AIR QUALITY ADVISORY COVERS NORTHERN LAKE AND NORTHERN KLAMATH
COUNTIES DUE TO WILDFIRES BURNING IN THE REGION. THE DEQ ALSO EXPECTS
INTERMITTENT SMOKE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY AND JACKSON
COUNTY THROUGH THIS PERIOD DUE TO SMOKE FROM SURROUNDING FIRES.
THE WILDFIRE SMOKE COMBINED WITH FORECAST CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE AIR
QUALITY LEVELS TO FLUCTUATE AND COULD BE AT UNHEALTHY LEVELS.
SMOKE LEVELS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER AND PLANNED
BURN OPERATIONS. SMOKE CAN IRRITATE THE EYES AND LUNGS AND WORSEN
SOME MEDICAL CONDITIONS. PEOPLE MOST AT RISK INCLUDE INFANTS AND
YOUNG CHILDREN, PEOPLE WITH HEART OR LUNG DISEASE AND OLDER ADULTS.
PEOPLE CAN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR HEALTH:
- FOLLOW LOCAL BURN RESTRICTIONS TO PREVENT DETERIORATING AIR QUALITY.
- AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY DURING PERIODS OF POOR AIR QUALITY.
- PEOPLE WITH HEART OR LUNG PROBLEMS AND YOUNG CHILDREN ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE. THESE PEOPLE SHOULD STAY INDOORS WHILE SMOKE
LEVELS ARE HIGH.
- USE CERTIFIED HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTERS IN
INDOOR HEATING, VENTILATION, COOLING AND AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEMS.
- AVOID USING WOOD-BURNING STOVES AND OTHER SOURCES OF INDOOR SMOKE
IF POSSIBLE.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE WEB SITE AT
HTTPS://OREGONSMOKE.ORG
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