Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19

The wildfire season has been appreciably less active in 2020 -- so far. Yet, we can expect wildfires to ignite and it is only now that we are entering the higher fire danger zone of the season. Appropriately, the Centers for Disease Control has some guidance on fighting fire smoke in a pandemic. See link below:

Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19

There are the usual precautions about who is more vulnerable, the young and old and those with pre-existing lung and other diseases. Most notable was the recommendation on masks -- which I'll let you read.

At the end of the webpage there is a list of other resources that you might find useful when you smell smoke in the air:

For more information about the health effects of wildfire smoke and reducing exposure to it:

• Create a Clean Room to Protect Indoor Air Quality During a Wildfire
• DIY Box Fan Filter
• Natural Disasters and Severe Weather: Wildfires
• Protect Yourself from Wildfire Smoke
• Wildfire Guide Factsheet: Indoor Air Filtration
• Wildfires and Indoor Air Quality

For more information on air quality, wildfire information, smoke forecasts, and vulnerable populations:

• airnow.gov
• https://airquality.weather.gov/
• https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/
• https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/wildfires/links.html