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Smoke Advisory Issued for Pasadena Due to Twin Fires in Angeles National Forest

Published on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | 1:24 pm
 

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has issued a Smoke Advisory Tuesday, June 21, covering Pasadena and large portions of the San Gabriel Mountains and San Gabriel Valley, San Bernardino Mountains and San Bernardino Valley, the Pomona/Walnut Valley, Metropolitan Riverside and Banning Pass area, the Coachella Valley and Big Bear Lake area.

SCAQMD says the Smoke Advisory is in effect the whole day until midnight tomorrow, because of two brush fires in the Angeles National Forest near Duarte. The fires – named the Reservoir Fire and the Fish Fire – now affect a total of 5,400 acres with 0 percent containment. They are now collectively referred to as the San Gabriel Complex Fire.

SCAQMD says smoke from the fire is currently moving eastward toward San Bernardino and Riverside. It said air quality may reach “Unhealthy” levels in areas directly impacted by the smoke.

Areas of direct smoke impacts at times and Unhealthy air quality will likely include:

• Portions of the West San Gabriel Valley (Forecast Area 8, which includes Pasadena),
• Portions of the East San Gabriel Valley (Forecast Area 9),
• Portions of the Pomona/Walnut Valley (Forecast Area 10),
• Portions of the San Gabriel Mountains (Forecast Area 15),
• Portions of Metropolitan Riverside (Forecast Area 23),
• Portions of Banning Pass Area (Forecast Area 29),
• Portions of Coachella Valley (Forecast Area 30),
• Portions of the Northwest San Bernardino Valley (Forecast Area 32),
• Portions of the Southwest San Bernardino Valley (Forecast Area 33),
• Portions of the Central San Bernardino Valley (Forecast Area 34),
• Portions of the East San Bernardino Valley (Forecast Area 35),
• Portions of the West San Bernardino Mountains (Forecast Area 36),
• Portions of the Central San Bernardino Mountains (Forecast Area 37) and
• Portions of the Big Bear Lake area (Forecast Area 38)

Air quality may reach unhealthful levels in areas directly impacted by smoke in significant amounts or for extended periods of time.
In any area impacted by smoke, everyone is advised to avoid any vigorous outdoor or indoor exertion. People with respiratory or heart disease, older adults, and children should remain indoors.

“Keep windows and doors closed or seek alternate shelter. Run your air conditioner if you have one and keep the fresh air intake closed and the filter clean to prevent bringing additional smoke inside. Avoid using a swamp cooler or whole-house fan to prevent bringing additional smoke inside. To avoid worsening the health effects of wildfire smoke, don’t use indoor or outdoor wood-burning appliances, including fireplaces,” the advisory said.

The full Smoke Advisory can be accessed through ftp://ftp.aqmd.gov/pub/globalist/Advisory.pdf

To subscribe to air quality alerts, advisories and forecasts by email, go to www.AirAlerts.org. To view current air quality conditions by region in an interactive map, see www3.aqmd.gov/webappl/gisaqi2/home.aspx

For more tips on avoiding health impacts from smoke, see SCAQMD Fire Safety Alert Factsheets at www.aqmd.gov/home/library/public-information/publications#factsheet.

For a map of SCAQMD Forecast Areas, see
www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/default-document-library/map-of-monitoring-areas.pdf.

 

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