Air Quality Alert for Blaine, ID; Cassia, ID; Lincoln, ID +1 more
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Unknown
- Official urgency
- Unknown
- Official certainty
- Unknown
What is happening
What: Air Quality Advisory because of degraded air quality due to wildfire smoke. Air Quality Index is forecast to be Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups. Impacts: Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is less likely to be affected. Where: Blaine, Lincoln, Minidoka, and Cassia...
What the bulletin says to do
Air pollutants can cause breathing difficulties for children, the elderly, as well as persons with respiratory problems. Those individuals who are sensitive to increased particulate matter or smoke are encouraged to avoid prolonged or strenuous outdoor activity during this advisory. Open burning is prohibited by air quality rule. It is also recommended that all other individuals limit prolonged or strenuous activity outdoors. THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AIR QUALITY GROUP. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT DEQ's Twin Falls Regional Office at (208)736-2190.
Full official description
Bulletin details
AQAPIH * WHAT...Air Quality Advisory because of degraded air quality due to wildfire smoke. Air Quality Index is forecast to be Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups. * WHERE...Blaine, Lincoln, Minidoka, and Cassia counties in south central Idaho. * WHEN...Through Thursday, July 30. * IMPACTS...Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is less likely to be affected.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Air Quality Alert issued July 29 at 11:53AM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Pocatello ID. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
- CAP status
- Actual
- Message type
- Alert
- Last collected