Air Quality Summary Report  -  Pioneer Fire             For: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 

Air Resource Advisors: Andrea Holland (andreahollandsears@gmail.com ) & Duncan Leao (dleao@fs.fed.us)

FIRE, WEATHER AND SMOKE SYNOPSIS Weather:  Temperatures and humidity will be similar to yesterday.  West to NW winds will be light today and tomorrow.  Temperatures will begin to warm through the week and into the weekend. Fire Activity:  Terrain will be the main factor driving fire activity today.  NW winds may inhibit burnout operations on the NW end of the fire south of the Payette River.  Fire activity could increase on the SE end of the fire but burned acreage is not expected to be higher than seen in the last couple of days.

Smoke Summary: Smoke from Rough and Pioneer fires is likely to drift into Stanley late this afternoon and through tomorrow but is not expected to be as dense as experienced last weekend. Winds will not be strong enough to carry significant smoke away from nearby communities such as Lowman, Idaho City and the Garden Valley ICP.

Sites with air quality monitors  (based on Air Quality Index for each 24-hr day)
Site	Yesterday		Today		Tomorrow		Smoke Notes
Fairfield			Good		Good		May see Moderate after noon and early tomorrow am
Garden City			Good		Good
Garden Valley	14		Good		Good
Idaho City	7		Good		Good		May see Moderate drift later this morning.
Ketchum	10		Good		Good		May see Moderate as smoke drifts in early tomorrow am
Meridian	6		Good		Good
Nampa	25		Good		Good
Lowman	Unhealthy		USG		USG		Unhealthy early this evening; some relief after midnight into sunrise.
Stanley	Moderate		Moderate		Moderate		Best air quality between mid-afternoon to early evening; more smoke drifting in over night possibly reaching USG
Sites without a monitor
Site		Today		Tomorrow		Smoke Notes
Lucky Peak Rec. Area		Good		Good		May see Moderate later this morning and early tomorrow
Garden Valley ICP/Helibase		Good		Good		May see Moderate drift in mid-afternoon today
Disclaimer: Conditions may change quickly. These predictions are based on anticipated weather and fire activity. USG – Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Other Websites with Smoke Related Information For areas without a monitor use the Visibility method to help protect your health from Smoke: https://nmtracking.org Information about Wildfire Smoke and Your Health: http://www.cdc.gov/features/wildfires/ Real time monitoring data – circles and triangles correspond to color-coded Air Quality Index: http://smoke.airfire.org/monitoringReport/#/?date=LATEST&productType=plotTable Idaho Smoke Blog: https://idsmoke.blogspot.com