Pittsburg Area Experiencing Intermittent Poor Air Quality Due to Fire :: Press Releases :: Contra Costa Health Services

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Pittsburg and close by communities might expertise intermittent poor air high quality because of the close by Marsh Fireplace and residents are suggested to watch circumstances and take precautions to keep away from publicity to smoke.

Individuals within the space ought to decrease out of doors actions after they see or odor smoke, significantly older adults, pregnant ladies, and individuals who have bronchial asthma, lung or coronary heart illness.

When air high quality is poor, residents ought to keep indoors with doorways and home windows closed as a lot as doable. Individuals within the space ought to keep away from going out and in of their properties to stop unhealthy air from getting indoors. These with out energy ought to think about going to a location with a powered air flow system.

Utilizing a masks shouldn’t be an efficient substitute for staying indoors in an area with filtered air. Bandanas, surgical masks and different face coverings aren’t efficient safety towards wildfire smoke. Those that should exit throughout smoky intervals ought to put on respirator-style masks (N-95, N-100, KN-95).

Taking a masks on and off could cause effective particles within the smoke to construct up within the masks, which the wearer will breathe when the masks is put again on the face.

Individuals with bronchial asthma ought to proceed to observe their bronchial asthma plan, and people with persistent lung or coronary heart illness ought to proceed to take their drugs usually. Signs similar to problem respiration, chest ache or chest tightness might require speedy medical consideration. Name 911 when you expertise these signs.

Contra Costa Well being will put up up to date details about this incident at cchealth.org. Extra well being details about wildfire smoke is out there at cchealth.org/wildfire-smoke.

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