You did it! All five days. If you read all this and use it to get prepared, you will be Smoke Ready!
Not surprisingly, smoke comes from wildfires. To be truly
ready for the smoke season, you’ve also got to be ready for wildfires. Check
out this website from the U.S. Forest
Service to understand your community's risk. You can also learn about ways to reduce to
your risk, like:
- Clean up your property – remove flammable debris and dead fuel accumulation; thin/prune trees and shrubs within 30 feet of your home
- Move firewood and other combustibles at least 30 feet away from structures. Find somewhere else to store your firewood besides your deck…it’s called FIREWOOD after all. You don’t want that touching your house if a wildfire sweeps by.
- Create a written or verbal plan for evacuation and pack an evacuation bag in case you’ve got to leave quick
- Sign up for emergency text alerts so you’ll know when it’s time. The Idaho State Alert and Warning System will notify you of emergencies like wildfires once you sign up.
Something else to consider is evacuating because of smoke.
You can suffer from smoke even if you are not in the direct path of the
wildfire. Smoke can travel long distances and stick around for long periods. If
you are sensitive to smoke, think about preparing a place to go if smoke in
your area is impacted.
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