Air Quality Alert issued July 15 at 9:14AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
has issued an Air Quality Alert for today and Thursday July 16, for
elevated levels of fine particulates (PM2.5) due to wildfire smoke.
Pollutants are expected to be in the Unhealthy range in northern
Michigan. Hourly concentrations at times may reach Very Unhealthy to
Hazardous.
The alert is in effect for all of northern Michigan. This includes
the following counties,
Roscommon, Charlevoix, Missaukee, Wexford, Beaver Island and
surrounding islands, Mackinac Island/Bois Blanc Island, Manistee,
Emmet, Iosco, Ogemaw, Presque Isle, Cheboygan, Eastern Mackinac,
Alcona, Western Mackinac, Montmorency, Southeast Chippewa, Otsego,
Central Chippewa, Antrim, Western Chippewa, Arenac, Leelanau,
Kalkaska, Grand Traverse, Benzie, Alpena, Oscoda, Crawford, and
Gladwin.
It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor
activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory
diseases such as asthma. Watch for symptoms including wheezing,
coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in nose, throat,
and eyes.
You can help reduce air pollution by limiting activities, such as
outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning devices.
Tips for households: Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke
from getting indoors and, if possible, run central air conditioning
with MERV-13 or higher rated filters.
For up-to-date air quality data for Michigan, visit the MiAir site:
https://michigan.gov/MiAir
For up-to-date air quality data nationally, visit EPA's Air Now
site: https://www.airnow.gov
For further health information, please see MDHHS' Wildfire Smoke and
Your Health site at https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-
prev/environmental-health/your-health-and-wildfire-smoke.
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