Oregon Smoke Information

  QUICK FACTS Location: Crook County, eastern Douglas County and eastern Lane County End date: Sunday evening, Sept. 7 Smoke source: Emigrant Fire and Marks Creek Fire   ** Información en español ** The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an air quality advisory Friday, Sept. 5, for Crook County and eastern Douglas and Lane counties due to smoke from the Emigrant and Marks Creek fires. The agencies expect the air quality advisory to last until at least Sunday evening, Sept. 7. DEQ and partner agencies will continue to monitor smoke in the area. DEQ also expects intermittent smoke in several parts of Oregon until at least Sunday afternoon because of multiple wildfires in the region. Affected areas include Baker, Deschutes, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and northern Wasco counties, as well as the Cottage Grove and Roseburg areas. Smoke levels can change rapidly depending on weather. Chec...

QUICK FACTS Location: Eastern Lane and Douglas counties End date: Friday evening, Sept. 5 Smoke source: Emigrant Fire ** Información en español ** The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an air quality advisory Thursday, Sept. 4, for eastern Lane and Douglas counties due to smoke from the Emigrant Fire. The agencies expect the air quality advisory to last until at least Friday evening, Sept. 5. DEQ and partner agencies will continue to monitor smoke in the area. DEQ also expects intermittent smoke in Baker, Crook, northern Klamath, Umatilla, Union and Wallowa counties until at least Friday afternoon due to multiple wildfires in the region . Smoke levels can change rapidly depending on weather. Check current conditions on the Oregon Smoke Information Blog , DEQ’s Air Quality Index , or by downloading the free OregonAIR app on your smartphone. Smoke can irritate the eyes and lungs and worsen some medical conditi...