Yesterday “Moderate” impacts were
localized to the communities around Oakridge and Westfir between 11 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. The rest of the day the air quality index was “Good”.
Rain is predicted for
today as control and mop up continues on the fire. Clouds, cooler temperatures
and rain will help fire operations and may reduce smoke production keeping
most impacts close to the fire.
Although the moisture will reduce fire behavior, smoke in the nighttime
and early morning hours may continue to follow the drainages, creating
impacts. Most of the smoke today will
be above ground level from large logs and stumps that are still burning and
smoldering. There may be periods this
afternoon when smoke is pushed by west/northwest winds so the communities of
Westfir and Oakridge may experience impacts.
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Deception Complex Smoke Report (prepared by Mark Fitch & Claudia Standish, Air Resource Advisors)
Air Quality Forecast for Thursday, 9.18.14
(Particulate
Matter less than 2.5 µm in diameter)
Site
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Thursday Morning
Sep 18, 2014
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Thursday Afternoon
Sep 18, 2014
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Thursday Evening
Sep 18, 2014
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Oakridge
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Moderate
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Good
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Moderate
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Westfir
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Moderate
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Good
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Moderate
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AQI Index (µg/m3)
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Potential Health Impacts
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Actions to Protect Yourself
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Good (0-12)
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Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health
risk.
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None
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Moderate (13-35)
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Air quality is acceptable for most. There may be moderate
health concern for a small number of sensitive people.
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Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged
or heavy outdoor exertion.
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Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (36-55)
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Members of sensitive groups may experience health
effects. The general public is not likely to be affected.
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People with heart or lung disease, children and older adults
should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion. Everyone else
should limit prolonged or heavy exertion.
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Unhealthy
(56-150)
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Everyone may begin to experience more serious health effects.
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The following groups should avoid all physical outdoor
activity: People with heart or lung disease, children and older
adults. Everyone else should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion.
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Very Unhealthy
(151-250)
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Triggers a health alert, meaning everyone may experience more
serious health effects
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Everyone should avoid any outdoor exertion; people with
respiratory or heart disease, the elderly and children should remain indoors.
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