Air Quality Advisory Lifted for the Nez Perce Reservation

Thursday, August 27, 2020, 10:00am

Air quality has improved throughout the Nez Perce Reservation. The Air Quality Advisory is lifted. Although air quality conditions have improved, depending on fire and wind activity, wildfire smoke may move in and out of the area and some areas may be more impacted than others.

Air quality is currently in the “Good” category of the Air Quality Index (AQI). 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.