Wednesday, September 9, 2020, 10:00am

 Air Quality Advisory Remains in Effect for the Nez Perce Reservation

 Due to wildfire smoke from local and regional wildfires, the Air Quality Advisory is issued for the Nez Perce Reservation remains in effect and is expanded to all areas of the Reservation. Wildfire smoke may move in and out of the area depending on fire and wind activity. Some areas may be more impacted than others. No EPA/NPT burn permits will be approved. Conditions will be reassessed and an air quality update issued by 10:00am, Thursday, September 10^th, 2020.

Air quality is currently ranging from the “Moderate” to the “Unhealthy” categories of the Air Quality Index.To track regional air quality, visit the Idaho Smoke Blog or the AirNow Website. For AQI health-related information, visit: AQI Basics. 

The Idaho Department of Health & Welfare has two charts that may be of interest: Community Guide for Staying Healthy During Wildfire Events and School Activity Guidelines for Wildfire Smoke Events.

Sensitive groups include:

• Infants, children, pregnant women, elders
• People who have high exposure (those who work, exercise, or spend extensive time outdoors)
• People with existing health conditions or chronic diseases like asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, heart disease, COPD or diabetes. 

Idaho Smoke Information Blog:  idsmoke.blogspot.com
AirNow Website: airnow.gov  
Idaho Fire Information Blog:  idahofireinfo.com
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare:  Wildfire Smoke and Your Health
Idaho Smoke Information Hotline:  1-800-345-1007

Nez Perce Tribe Air Quality Program
P.O. Box 365 | 109 Lolo St.
Lapwai, ID  83540
208-843-9381 | 1-800-720-4089 | Fax: 208-843-7411
airquality@nezperce.org | farr.npterwmairquality.org
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