Air Quality Alert - Mercer County Area - Wildfires in Canada and wind direction causing smoke condition in the area. #728
Air Quality Alert - Mercer County Area - Wildfires in Canada and wind direction causing smoke condition in the area.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a code orange air quality alert Wednesday for Middlesex and Mercer Counties.
A code orange air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children...people suffering from asthma... heart disease or other lung diseases...and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.
For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles...visit http://www.state.nj.us/dep/
Instructions:
Follow DEP recommendations http://www.state.nj.us/dep/
Address/Location
West Windsor Police Department, NJ
271 Clarksville Rd
West Windsor Township, NJ 08550
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-799-1222
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP WWPD followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- General emergency and public safety
- Event:
- Police Activity