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Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke
Wildfire smoke can make outdoor air unhealthy to breathe. Even if you stay indoors, some of the smoke from outdoors can enter your home. If you are close to a wildfire, the fire itself, as well as heavy smoke and ash, can pose serious, immediate risks to your safety and health. You may also be …
Read MoreProtect Yourself From Wildfire Smoke
Wildfires create smoky conditions, but there are things you can do– indoors and out–to reduce your exposure to smoke. Children (498 KB), older adults, and people with heart or lung disease are particularly susceptible to the health impacts of wildfire smoke, but it can also pose risks to healthy adults. Reduce Smoke Exposure Outdoors If …
Read MoreAir Quality Conditions During Wildfires
The Division of Air Quality (DAQ) provides updates on current conditions, a three-day forecast, and a trend chart of pollution levels for particulates, ozone, nitrogen oxides, and carbon monoxide. DAQ updates the current conditions hourly for 12 counties in Utah: Box Elder, Cache, Carbon, Davis, Duchesne, Iron Salt Lake, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Washington, and Weber. …
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The recent increase in wildfires across the West has impacted air quality and put people’s health at risk from smoke exposure. This exposure can be sudden, last for days or weeks, and affect indoor and outdoor air quality. Smoke can travel great distances and become trapped in areas far from the source of the wildfire …
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