Monday, June 14, 2021

Be #SmokeReady2021

 



Now's the perfect time to get prepared for potential smoke from wildfire in 2021. As we in the Northwest know, wildfire smoke lingering in the air makes it hard to breathe and can cause or worsen health problems. Agencies throughout Washington have partnered to promote Smoke Ready Week, June 14-18. You'll find helpful tips to lessen the impact of smoke at Washington Department of EcologyWashington Department of Health, Washington Department of Natural ResourcesSpokane Clean Air Agencythe Colville Tribe, EPA, and other state and federal partners using the hashtag #SmokeReady2021. Be sure to check out the smoke blogs of our neighbors in Idaho and Oregon too.

Here's our 10 Tips for planning ahead to protect you and your family from smoke, including Washington Dept. of Health's guidance on protecting yourself from wildfire smoke during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

New smoke forecast tool

The map on this blog's webpage now includes a smoke forecast tool. It adds a layer to the Washington state map and gives the color-coded AQI forecast for every region in Washington. Currently it's a 2-day forecast, but watch for the expanded 5-day smoke forecast within the next week. Now you can plan ahead for that weekend trip to the lake!

5 comments:

  1. Sigh. It's somewhat depressing to think of terrible smoke happening again! Glad that wasmoke.blogspot is going to be here for us.

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  2. The fog rolling in by the state the ferry dock in anacortes looks like there is a lot of smoke in it. Where could it be coming from?

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    1. Been watching blue sky smoke tracking, it's possibly coming from BC. Not entirely sure though. Not sure how accurate it is

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  3. It's June 27th and Moses lake is very smokey. What's going on

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    1. Jeff: 20K acre fire in Lind, WA. See https://www.ritzvillejournal.com/story/2021/06/23/news/lind-fire-grows-to-20000-acres/23025.html

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