Air Quality Alert until 01:00PM Tuesday ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
* WHAT...Air Quality Advisory because of degraded air quality due to wildfire smoke. Air Quality Index is forecast to be Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.
* WHERE...Ada, Canyon, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, and Washington Counties.
* WHEN...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ADA, ID ... CANYON, ID ... GEM, ID ... OWYHEE, ID ... PAYETTE, ID ... WASHINGTON, ID
Instructions:
Air pollutants can cause breathing difficulties for children, the elderly, as well as persons with respiratory problems. Those individuals who are sensitive to increased particulate matter or smoke are encouraged to avoid prolonged or strenuous outdoor activity during this advisory. Open burning is prohibited by air quality rule. It is also recommended that all other individuals limit prolonged or strenuous activity outdoors. THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AIR QUALITY GROUP FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT DEQ's Boise Regional Office at (208) 373-0550
Address/Location
Shoshone Paiute Tribal Emergency Response Commission
1935 Fire Lane
Owyhee, NV 89832
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 775-757-2473
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Unknown - Severity unknown
- Urgency:
- Unknown - Urgency not known
- Certainty:
- Unknown
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Air Quality Alert