| Yesterday, the Air
Quality Index was “GOOD” for the communities of Oakridge and Westfir, as
cooler temperatures and sporadic moisture kept any heavy smoke impacts out of
the area. These cooler, moister
conditions also aided the firefighters in their mop-up efforts.
Today, temperatures will
gradually warm up and cloud cover will slowly decrease. This afternoon, light
winds out of the north will push smoke in a southerly direction. Smoke impacts to the communities of Oakridge
and Westfir should be “ MODERATE” to “ GOOD”, as the day moves on. As the fire continues to smolder, burning the
larger dead and down vegetation, people may see and smell smoke periodically.
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Smoke
forecasts are dependent on predicted fire growth and weather. If
conditions change unexpectedly, impacts could occur.
Deception Complex Smoke
Report (prepared by Claudia Standish, Air Resource Advisor)
Air Quality Forecast for Friday (Particulate Matter less than 2.5 µm in diameter)
Site
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Friday Morning
Sep 19, 2014
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Friday Afternoon
Sep 19, 2014
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Friday Evening
Sep 19, 2014
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Oakridge
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Moderate
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Good
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Good
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Westfir
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Moderate
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Good
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Good
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Deception Fire 24-hour Average PM 2.5 Concentrations for Friday, 9.19.2014
AQI Index (µg/m3)
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Potential Health Impacts
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Actions to Protect Yourself
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Good (0-12)
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Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health
risk.
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None
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Moderate (13-35)
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Air quality is acceptable for most. There may be moderate
health concern for a small number of sensitive people.
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Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged
or heavy outdoor exertion.
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Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (36-55)
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Members of sensitive groups may experience health
effects. The general public is not likely to be affected.
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People with heart or lung disease, children and older adults
should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion. Everyone else
should limit prolonged or heavy exertion.
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Unhealthy
(56-150)
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Everyone may begin to experience more serious health effects.
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The following groups should avoid all physical outdoor
activity: People with heart or lung disease, children and older
adults. Everyone else should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion.
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Very Unhealthy
(151-250)
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Triggers a health alert, meaning everyone may experience more
serious health effects
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Everyone should avoid any outdoor exertion; people with
respiratory or heart disease, the elderly and children should remain indoors.
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