Air High quality Advisories Issued for Thursday, Friday Because of Wildfire Smoke – CBS San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) – The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued air quality warnings for Thursday and Friday, according to officials, as wildfire smoke returns to the area.

Pollution levels are not expected to exceed federal health standards or trigger a spare-the-air alarm.

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The air district said Wednesday that the ongoing forest fires in Northern California will likely cause foggy and smoky skies for the next two days, with some smoke coming to the surface at times, but general air quality in the area is expected to be good to moderate.

Great interest in long-term smoke forecasts. This solution goes through early Friday morning. The main flags of Dixie and Caldor fly east. Drifting smoke from Monument Fire into North Bay. #CAwx #SmokeForecast pic.twitter.com/Mpf3oeStoB

– NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) September 1, 2021

The warnings were released on Wednesday as most of the Bay Area enjoyed respite from wildfire smoke as the wind pushed smoke from the Caldor and Dixie fires northeast since Tuesday.

The air quality warnings have come up frequently over the past few weeks due to forest fire smoke, and when air pollution was worse, the air district issued the Spare the Air warnings that prohibit burning wood both indoors and outdoors.

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If someone smells smoke, they should try to stay indoors with the windows and doors closed and set their air conditioning and car ventilation systems to recirculate to prevent outside air from getting inside, according to the aviation authority.

Residents can see the latest air quality readings at baaqmd.gov/highs or the AirNow Fire and Smoke Map at fire.airnow.gov. The independently operated air monitoring website PurpleAir.com also provides localized air quality measurements.

To find out when a spare-the-air alert is in effect, residents can register for text alerts by sending the word “START” to 817-57, register for email AirAlerts at sparetheat.org, 1 Call (800) HELP-AIR, download the Spare the Air app or connect with Spare the Air on Facebook or Twitter.

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