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Shoshone Paiute Tribal Emergency Response Commission
Friday August 30th, 2024 :: 12:45 p.m. MDT

Alert

Air Quality Alert until 03:00PM Sunday

* WHAT...Air Quality Advisory because of degraded air quality due to wildfire smoke. Air Quality Index is forecast to be Unhealthy.

* WHERE...Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, Valley, and Washington Counties.

* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM MDT TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ADA, ID ... ADAMS, ID ... BOISE, ID ... CANYON, ID ... ELMORE, ID ... GEM, ID ... OWYHEE, ID ... PAYETTE, ID ... VALLEY, 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

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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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