Central OR & JDICC Wildfire Air Quality Summary
Report
Prepared for August 13, 2014,
Andrea Holland, Air Resource Advisor
Air Quality Outlook
Yesterday’s storm
passage brought gusty winds to the areas around the South Fork Complex and
Bald Sisters fires resulting in a noticeable clearing of the air in
surrounding communities.
Today’s elevated
humidity and lower temperatures will dampen fire behavior to primarily
smoldering and creeping activity.
Smoke impacts will be localized and potentially heaviest during early
to late morning hours reflecting drainage flow during those times into
affected valley communities. Transport
winds will be from the west to northwest mostly providing relief to Oregon
communities from the fires in northern California.
Tomorrow will see
similar temperature and humidity conditions.
Fire behavior is not expected to increase. Smoke impacts to
communities closest to the South Fork Complex and Bald Sisters fires are
expected to be limited to down drainage impacts during early morning
hours. Transport winds will be
northerly.
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Site
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August 12
AQI
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August 13
Today AQI
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August 14
AQI
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Remarks
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Bend
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Burns
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Dayville
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No data
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Good
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Good
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Madras
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Good
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Good
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Good
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John Day
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Paulina
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No data
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Good
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Good
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Prairie City
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No data
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Good
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Good
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Prineville
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Seneca
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Good(est)
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Good
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Good
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Sisters
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Unity
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No data
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Good
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Good
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PLEASE NOTE: The air quality
outlook is based on data from automated instruments that have not been
subjected to a quality assurance review to determine their accuracy. AQI’s estimated for sites with USFS air
monitors.
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Air Quality Index
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Potential Health Impacts
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Actions to Reduce Smoke
Exposure
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Good
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Air quality
is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk
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None
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Moderate
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Air quality
is acceptable for most. There may be
moderate health concern for a very small number of individuals.
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Sensitive
individuals such as those with heart or lung disease, infants, children,
pregnant women, or older adults should limit time spend outdoors and avoid
strenuous outdoor activities.
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Unhealthy
for Sensitive Groups
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Members of
sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be
affected.
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Everyone
should avoid prolonged exposure to smoke.
Sensitive individuals such as those with heart or lung disease,
infants, children, pregnant women, or older adults should minimize exposure
by staying inside where air is cleaner.
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Unhealthy
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Everyone may
begin to experience health effects.
These effects may be more serious for sensitive people.
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Everyone
should limit time spent outdoors and choose non-strenuous indoor
activities. Sensitive individuals such
as those with heart or lung disease, infants, children, pregnant women, or
older adults should stay indoors where air is clean.
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Very Unhealthy
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Triggers a health alert meaning everyone may
experience more serious health effects
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Everyone should limit time spent outdoors and
preferably stay indoors where air is clean. Staying
indoors is especially important for sensitive individuals such as those with
heart or lung disease, infants, children, pregnant women, or older adults.
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Hazardous
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Triggers health warnings of emergency
conditions. Everyone is very likely to
be affected by serious health effects.
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Everyone should avoid all outdoor activity. Relief from smoke is best accomplished by
leaving for cleaner air. Alternately,
remain indoors where air is clean.
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Air Quality data can be viewed at: http://www.deq.state.or.us/aqi/index.aspx
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