Issued: Wed Jul 15 | 1:12 PM
In effect for: Elkhart; Lagrange; Steuben; Noble; De Kalb; Starke; Pulaski; Marshall; Fulton; Whitley; Allen; Cass; Miami; Wabash; Huntington; Wells; Adams; Grant; Blackford; Jay; Eastern St. Joseph; Northern Kosciusko; Western St. Joseph; Southern Kosciusko
Severe: Unknown
Certainty: Unknown
Urgency: Unknown
The officials at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management
have declared an Air Quality Action Day, in effect for Thursday, July
16th.
An Air Quality Action Day for Ozone and PM 2.5 has been issued. Fine
particulate matter due to wildfire smoke is expected to be in the
Unhealthy range and ozone levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy
for Sensitive Groups range. Active children and adults, and people
with respiratory disease, such as asthma should limit prolonged
outdoor exposure.
Here are some recommended actions that the public can take:
* Carpool or use public transportation.
* Staying indoors whenever possible.
* Monitor indoor air quality by keeping air circulating and
checking on indoor filtration systems.
* Avoid using the drive-through and combine errands into one trip.
* Avoid refueling your vehicle or using gasoline-powered lawn
equipment until after 7pm.
* Turn off your engine when idling for more than 30 seconds.
* Conserve energy by turning off lights or setting the air
conditioner to 75 degrees or above.
For additional information, please visit the IDEM Smog page at:
http://www.in.gov/idem/airmonitoring/smogwatch/
