

CURRENT CALIFORNIA FIRE SMOKE MAP UPDATE
The 20 hectare fire is not under controlĪt the time of this update there are 20 active fires burning in the Northwest Region.

There have been 4 new fires since the last report on October 3: To find out more about Wildfire Smoke Advisories or Alerts, contact the District's Wildfire Response Coordinator at (707) 443-3093 x122.As of Monday, September 18 forest fire situation updates will be issued twice weekly on Mondays and Thursdays.

The AQI forecasts that the NCUAQMD and the USFS Air Resource Advisors (ARAs) issue during wildfires (PSA, Advisories, and Alerts), are more accurate AQI forecasts for cities and regions than simply the AQI derived by AirNow that is based upon only a few fixed station monitors that are perhaps not representative of your city or neighborhood.
CURRENT CALIFORNIA FIRE SMOKE MAP PORTABLE
The reported hourly value is what AirNow calls "current air quality."ĭuring wildfires, the NCUAQMD accesses air quality information (Particulate Matter - PM2.5) from both its existing regional air monitoring stations (that report to AirNow), in addition to portable wildfire PM2.5 air monitors (EBAMs) that have been deployed as appropriate by the District, the USFS, and CARB. The AQI for PM on this website is a daily (midnight to midnight) 24-hour average, so hourly reporting requires a methodology called NowCast to estimate the 24-hour AQI for each hour. The AirNow website is a multi-agency website run by EPA that reports air quality using the AQI based upon fixed air district monitoring stations. The AQI is divided into six categories:ĪQI Chart with PM 2.5 Values and Health actions The purpose of the Air Quality Index (AQI) used in wildfire air quality forecast is to help you understand what local air quality means to your health. Click Here for Up-to-Date Wildfire Smoke - Guidance, Resources & Health Impacts **.Wildfire Smoke - Guidance, Resources & Health Impacts: ALERTWildfire Regional Cameras - North Coast Network.NASA Fire Info for Resource Mgt System (FIRMS).Nor Cal Smoke Transport & Stability Outlook (USDA).USFS BlueSky Daily Runs(smoke modeling).NASA EOSIDIS Worldview (satellite images).NASA GOES-East, Pacific Southwest (satellite images).NASA GOES-West, Pacific Coast (satellite images).NASA GOES-West NexLab/COD (satellite images) ***.NWS Eureka Area - Daily Smoke Model Forecast ***.Interactive Smoke Maps, Modeling & Satellite Info: Interagency Fire Incident Information System (InciWeb).USFS AirFire Monitoring 4.0 (Realtime/Nowcast AQI).AirNow - Fire & Smoke Map (forecast/modeling).Wildfire Smoke - Air Quality & AQI Forecast Maps: To find out more about Wildfire Smoke Advisories or Alerts, contact the District's Wildfire Response Coordinator at (707) 443-3093 x122. Available USFS ARA Smoke Forecast Outlooks (for current fires in FRA).USFS Air Resource Advisor (ARA) Smoke Forecasts: NCUAQMD Air Quality Smoke Advisory issued 09/22/23.Wildfire Smoke AQI Forecasts & Notifications: Air Quality Smoke Advisory
