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Air Quality Advisory for Western Douglas and Lane Counties

  QUICK FACTS Location:  Western Douglas and Lane Counties End date:  Tuesday evening, Sept. 30 Smoke source: Moon Complex Fire ** Información en español  **  The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency  issued an air quality advisory for Monday, Sept. 29 for Western Douglas and Western Lane counties due to smoke from the Moon Complex Fire. The agencies expect the air quality advisory to last until at least Tuesday, Sept. 30, in the evening. DEQ and partner agencies will continue to monitor smoke in the area. DEQ and the LRAPA also expect intermittent smoke in Curry, Coos, Wasco, and Eastern Lane counties, including the Eugene/Springfield metro area, until Tuesday, Sept. 30, in the evening . Smoke levels can change rapidly depending on weather. Check current conditions on the  Oregon Smoke Information Blog ,   DEQ’s  Air Quality Index ,  or by downloading the free  OregonAIR app  on yo...

Air quality advisory for western Josephine County [Aviso sobre la calidad del aire]

QUICK FACTS Location: Western Josephine County End date: Tuesday evening, Sept. 9 Smoke source: Multiple fires in Oregon and northern California ** Información en español ** The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Monday, Sept. 8, for western Josephine County due to smoke from multiple fires in Oregon and northern California. DEQ expects the air quality advisory to last until at least Tuesday evening, Sept. 9. DEQ will continue to monitor smoke in the area. DEQ also expects intermittent smoke in Deschutes and Jackson counties until at least Monday evening due to multiple wildfires in the region . Smoke levels can change rapidly depending on weather. Check current conditions on the Oregon Smoke Information Blog , DEQ’s Air Quality Index , or by downloading the free OregonAIR app on your smartphone. Smoke can irritate the eyes and lungs and worsen some medical conditions. People most at risk include infants and young children...

Air quality advisory for Crook County and eastern Douglas and Lane counties [Aviso sobre la calidad del aire]

  QUICK FACTS Location: Crook County, eastern Douglas County and eastern Lane County End date: Sunday evening, Sept. 7 Smoke source: Emigrant Fire and Marks Creek Fire   ** Información en español ** The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an air quality advisory Friday, Sept. 5, for Crook County and eastern Douglas and Lane counties due to smoke from the Emigrant and Marks Creek fires. The agencies expect the air quality advisory to last until at least Sunday evening, Sept. 7. DEQ and partner agencies will continue to monitor smoke in the area. DEQ also expects intermittent smoke in several parts of Oregon until at least Sunday afternoon because of multiple wildfires in the region. Affected areas include Baker, Deschutes, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and northern Wasco counties, as well as the Cottage Grove and Roseburg areas. Smoke levels can change rapidly depending on weather. Chec...