Here is a quick look at air quality around the state, with
conditions current as of Friday afternoon.
Central Oregon saw significant smoke from the Milli Fire (pictured above) outside of Sisters, with Prineville and Bend showing moderate air quality.
Sisters air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Southern Oregon air quality was poor, with Klamath showing
unhealthy conditions. The rest of south Oregon flucatuated between moderate and
unhealthy for sensitive groups, including the cities of Roseburg, Grants Pass,
Cave Junction, Medford, Ashland and Lakeview.
All the monitors in northeast and northwest Oregon showed
good air quality, including the Portland metropolitan area, Salem and
Corvallis.
Since a number of Oregonians and folks from around the
country will be traveling through the state we wanted to provide a few
additional resources for those with questions about air quality and wildfires.
Oregon Emergency Response System’s RAPTOR allows users to
view locations of active wildfires, red flag warnings, road closures and air
quality monitors in Oregon. View the public tool at http://www.oregon.gov/oem/emops/Pages/RAPTOR.aspx
ODOT’s TripCheck has detailed information on road conditions as well at https://tripcheck.com/Pages/RCMap.asp#
See current air quality forecasts from the National Weather
Service at: http://airquality.weather.gov/sectors/pacnorthwestLoop.php#tabs
You can also get a bird’s eye view of smoke on various
webcams throughout Oregon. Check out the webcam links at the bottom left of
this page.
If you’re visiting public lands during the eclipse check out
this website:
You may also find this link on solar safety useful from the
National Forest Service: https://www.fs.fed.us/visit/eclipse2017
For updates on wildfires burning around Oregon visit: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/
And remember to check this blog daily for smoke forecasts
for fires burning around Oregon.
Also, remember to check for active fire information and
related closures for wherever you’re headed.
Here’s that list for the Willamette National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/willamette/fire/?cid=fseprd552029
And for Crater Lake: https://www.nps.gov/crla/planyourvisit/conditions.htm