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EPA and Forest Service Release Updated AirNow Fire and Smoke Map
Updated map loads more quickly, includes additional information to help
protect people from wildfire smoke
WASHINGTON – Today, Sept. 5, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service released an updated
version of the popular AirNow Fire and Smoke Map to provide millions of people
in the U.S. with more information they can use to protect themselves from
wildfire smoke.
“As millions of Americans have experienced, wildfire smoke can travel for
hundreds of miles, including from Canada, affecting people anywhere in the
U.S.,” said EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Joseph
Goffman. “The updated AirNow Fire and Smoke Map makes even more information
available about wildfire smoke and air quality – information anyone across
the country can use to reduce their exposure and protect their health.”
“As we continue the important work to confront the wildfire crisis, we are
committed to working with federal, state, tribal and local health departments
and air quality agencies to protect public health,” said Forest Service
Chief Randy Moore. “This updated map is a valuable resource for people
taking action to protect themselves and their families from smoke impacts.”
The updated Fire and Smoke Map has a new look and feel, is designed to load
more quickly, and includes information not available in the previous versions,
such as:
Air quality monitoring information on coarse particle pollution and ozone,
both of which can increase because of wildfire smoke.
More information on individual wildland fires, including the type of fire and
level of fire activity, when available.
Information from low-cost fine particle sensors in Canada, in cooperation with
Environment and Climate Change Canada.
The new version of the map allows users to see activity recommendations at a
glance – or to expand the information to see more, including more
information on actions to take to protect your health, charts showing how air
quality has changed over the past week, and whether there are other fires
within 30 miles of their locations. The map makes Smoke Outlook alerts more
prominent and links to these forecasts, where available, to help the public
better understand the possible impacts of smoke over the next several days.
The Forest Service-led Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program
issues Smoke Outlooks for certain large fires.
EPA and the Forest Service made a beta version of the map available for public
review in July; the new version reflects changes the agencies have made to
date in response to public feedback.
EPA and the Forest Service developed the Fire and Smoke Map to provide the
public information on fire locations, smoke plumes, near real-time air
quality, Smoke Outlooks for large U.S. wildfires, and protective actions to
take — all in one place. To give users the most localized air quality
information possible, the map pulls data from monitors that regularly report
to AirNow, temporary monitors such as those the Forest Service and air
agencies have deployed near fires, and crowd-sourced data from nearly 15,000
low-cost sensors that measure fine particle pollution, the major harmful
pollutant in smoke. The map shows this data in the familiar color-coding of
the U.S. Air Quality Index.
You can view the Fire and Smoke Map on the AirNow website or select the smoke
icon on the bottom right of the AirNow smartphone app. To view the map in
Spanish or to select a modified AQI color scale for users with certain color
vision deficiencies, click the settings icon at the top right corner of the
map.
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