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Carlstadt Emergency Management
Tuesday June 6th, 2023 :: 06:12 p.m. EDT

Advisory

AIR QUALITY ALERT

Due to wildfires in Canada, the N.J. Environmental Protection Agency has issued the following alert:
 
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Action Day for the following counties:
Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Union
until midnight EDT Wednesday night.
 
An Air Quality Action day for Particulate Matter has been declared for Tuesday, June 6th and Wednesday, June 7th. Sensitive individuals, including those with heart or lung disease, the elderly, and the young should limit strenuous activities and the amount of time active outdoors. Levels of fine particulates will rise into unhealthy for sensitive groups category statewide today and Wednesday and likely last into the evening hours both days due to wildfire smoke transport from eastern Canadian wildfires.
 
For additional information, please visit the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Web site at http://www.njaqinow.net
 
There may also be an odor of burning and a large smokey presence in the area.

Yours in Preparedness,
Carlstadt Office of Emergency Management

Address/Location
Carlstadt Emergency Management
500 Madison St
Carlstadt, NJ 07072

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-531-7182

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