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City of Escalon CA
Monday November 16th, 2020 :: 03:47 p.m. PST

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Air Quality Alert until 05:00PM Tuesday

The Valley Air District has issued and Air Quality Alert for San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings, and Valley portion of Kern Counties starting the morning of Tuesday November 17 through Tuesday night due to blowing dust caused by windy conditions. Exposure to particle pollution can cause serious health problems, aggravate lung disease, cause asthma attacks and acute bronchitis, and increase risk of respiratory infections. In people with heart disease, short-term exposure to particle pollution has been linked to heart attacks and arrhythimias, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Children and elderly people are also more susceptible to consequences of high particulate levels. Stay indoors if possible. Avoid prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical activities to reduce the affects of unhealthy air. For additional information, call your local San Joaquin Valley Air District office. Modesto 209-557-6400, Fresno 559-230-6000, Bakersfield 661-392-5500 Residents can also follow air quality conditions by downloading the free Valley Air app, available in the Apple store or Google Play.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MARIPOSA, CA ... FRESNO, CA ... TULARE, CA ... KINGS, CA ... KERN, CA ... STANISLAUS, CA ... SAN JOAQUIN, CA ... MERCED, CA ... MADERA, CA

Address/Location
City of Escalon CA
2060 McHenry Ave
Escalon, CA 95320

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 209-691-7400

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Alert Details

Severity:
Unknown - Severity unknown
Urgency:
Unknown - Urgency not known
Certainty:
Unknown
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Air Quality Alert

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