Air Quality Report for Southwest Oregon Issued:
August 27, 2015
Synopsis:
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Fires: The following fires
are contributing to the smoke in Southwestern Oregon. In California, most of the smoke in the Gasquet Complex is coming from the Bear Fire and the Peak Fire. Crews will continue strengthening
lines and conducting burn out operations on the Bear Fire. The Peak Fire is burning in the Siskiyou
Wilderness. The Collier Butte Fire has moderated this burn
period. Most of the fire activity is
in the Collier Creek Drainage. On the National Creek Complex, mostly
backing and creeping spread is occurring, with some single tree torching and
short range spotting. Minimal fire behavior is occurring on the Stouts Creek Fire.
Air
Quality Today: One more day of
moderate to unhealthy air quality is expected, where Medford, Jacksonville,
and Klamath Falls will receive the greatest impacts. Roseburg and Brookings, however, will have
good air quality.
Air
Quality Tomorrow: Improved air
quality across the region is expected as cooler temperatures and high
relative humidity will cause fire behavior to diminish. Rain is expected on Saturday morning.
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Air Quality Outlook:
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Location
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Yesterday 8/26/2015
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Today 8/27/2015
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Tomorrow 8/28/2015
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Worst Time of Day
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Roseburg
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Good
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Good
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Good
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12 pm
until 6 pm
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Cave Junction
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Moderate
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Moderate
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Moderate
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9 am until
6 pm
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Grants Pass
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Moderate
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Moderate
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Moderate
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10 am
until 6 pm
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Klamath Falls
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Unhealthy
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USG
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Moderate
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8 pm until
8 am
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Medford
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Moderate
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USG
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Moderate
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3 pm until
12 am
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Provolt
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Moderate
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Moderate
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Moderate
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12 pm
until 8 pm
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Shady Cove
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Good
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Moderate
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Moderate
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8 pm until
12 am
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Eagle Point
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No Data
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Moderate
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Moderate
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6 pm until
12 am
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Jacksonville
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No Data
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USG
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Moderate
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6 pm until
12 am
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Ashland
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USG
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Moderate
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Moderate
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6 pm until
10 pm
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Prospect
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No Data
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Moderate
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Good
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7 pm until
10 pm
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Agness
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No Data
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Moderate
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Moderate
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6 am until
12 pm
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Gold Beach
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No Data
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Moderate
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Good
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3 am until
9 am
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Brookings
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No Data
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Moderate
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Good
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AQI
Category
(PM2.5 µg/m3) |
Potential
Health Impacts
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Actions to
Protect Yourself
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Good (0-12)
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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 – USG (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, 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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Hazardous (>250)
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The
entire population is even more likely to be affected by serious health
effects.
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The
following groups should remain indoors and keep activity levels low: People
with heart or lung disease; children and older adults. Everyone else should
avoid prolonged or heavy exertion
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Learn more
at: a) Oregon Smoke Blog http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com
b) AirNow http://airnow.gov and http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=topics.smoke_wildfires
c) Oregon
DEQ Air monitoring http://www.deq.state.or.us/aqi/index.aspx