Information on Air Quality and Health Advisory
Washington State is presently experiencing serious air quality issues due to the wildfires that have been occurring around the state. Unhealthy air quality can impact people who have respiratory and immune system issues.
Below are some resources from the Department of Health website for you to review. If your health situation becomes worse, we encourage you to contact your health care provider.
Department of Health advisory can be found at the following web link: https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/BePreparedBeSafe/SevereWeatherandNaturalDisasters/Wildfires. This web site provides some guidance on how to protect yourself from wildfire smoke.
This web site includes information about health concerns that may impact people with respiratory and Immune systems as a result of the wildfire smoke in your area. https://www.doh.wa.gov/CommunityandEnvironment/AirQuality/SmokeFromFires/WildfireSmoke.
The Department of Ecology has a web link with a map to show you air quality situations in different areas of the state that are impacted by the wildfires. For more information about air quality in your area, please go to the following web link: https://enviwa.ecology.wa.gov/home/map.
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