Another bad air day due to fires

We'll have another day of bad air because of the fires. The latest bulletin from the AQMD via City News Service:

The South Coast Air Quality Management District is predicting unhealthful air quality today across Orange County and many areas of Los Angeles County because of ongoing wildfires fanned by the Santa Ana winds. Despite the fact those winds are predicted to weaken today, air quality will still reach unhealthy levels in smoke-impacted areas that are likely to include all of Orange County, the San Fernando Valley, downtown Los Angeles, the South Bay including Long Beach, portions of the San Gabriel Mountains that are near the Sayre Fire and the northwest L.A. County coastal areas. In addition, L.A and Orange county areas may reach unhealthy levels for sensitive groups.

The Times' Ari B. Bloomekatz offered some other tips from Los Angeles County officials to help cope with bad air:

• Avoid unnecessary outdoor activity.

• Do not use fireplaces, candles and vacuums.

• When indoors, keep windows and doors closed. Air conditioners can remove particles from the air, but if residents do not have an air-conditioning unit and are getting too hot, they should consider going somewhere with air conditioning. The county warns residents not to use air conditioners that draw in air only from the outside and do not have a recirculating option.

• Don't smoke.

--Shelby Grad

A water dropping helicopter was at work over Anaheim Hills yesterday. Glenn Koenig/Los Angeles Times

Comments

[Jonathan]

Darn! LA ahorita no esta rifando.