Using AirNow During Wildfires

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} // postion the globe globeLanguageSwitcher.textContent = 'Espa帽ol'; globeLanguageSwitcher.style.display = 'none'; globeLanguageSwitcher.style.position = 'absolute'; globeLanguageSwitcher.style.top = '78px'; // snug it up to the bottom of the Nav menu bar globeLanguageSwitcher.style.right = '13px'; // center the menu under the globe globeLanguageSwitcher.style.zIndex = '102'; // up on top globeLanguageSwitcher.style.padding = '10px'; // Add a border to the globeLanguageSwitcher; <blank> alows the normal button styles to be used cw 2025-01-28 globeLanguageSwitcher.style.border = ''; // Reposition the search icon var searchIcon = document.getElementById('search-btn'); if (searchIcon) { searchIcon.style.paddingRight = '6px'; searchIcon.style.paddingLeft = '6px'; } // Add event listener to handle the mobile drop down menu cw 2025-012-28 document.getElementById('globeIcon').addEventListener('click', function() { // hide menu on second click cw 2025-01-28 if (globeLanguageSwitcher.style.display === 'none') { globeLanguageSwitcher.style.display = 'block'; } else { globeLanguageSwitcher.style.display = 'none'; } if (window.location.href.includes('espanol.airnow.gov')) { globeLanguageSwitcher.textContent = 'English'; // Display English } else { globeLanguageSwitcher.textContent = 'Espa帽ol'; // Display Espanol } }); // Add event listener to handle the actual language change cw 2025-012-23 document.getElementById('globeLanguageSwitcher').addEventListener('click', function() { if (window.location.href.includes('espanol.airnow.gov')) { // send to English window.location.href = 'https://www.airnow.gov/' + displayPath; // switch to English cw 2025-01-16 } else { window.location.href = 'https://espanol.airnow.gov/' + displayPath; // switch to Spanish cw 2025-01-16 } }); } else { // For Desktop // Set the "switcher" to display the opposite of the current language cw 2025-01-10 if (window.location.href.includes('espanol.airnow.gov')) { // then set to Spanish globeLanguageSwitcher.textContent = 'English'; espanolBetaLabel.style.display = 'none'; globeLanguageSwitcher.style.display = 'block'; } else { // then set to English globeLanguageSwitcher.textContent = 'Espa帽ol'; espanolBetaLabel.style.display = 'block'; globeLanguageSwitcher.style.display = 'none'; } // Add event listener to handle the actual language change cw 2025-012-23 document.getElementById('globeIcon').addEventListener('click', function() { if (window.location.href.includes('espanol.airnow.gov')) { // send to English window.location.href = 'https://www.airnow.gov/' + displayPath; // switch to English cw 2025-01-16 } else { window.location.href = 'https://espanol.airnow.gov/' + displayPath; // switch to Spanish cw 2025-01-16 } }); // Add event listener to toggle dropdown visibility when "Espanol Beta" is clicked document.getElementById('espanolBetaLabel').addEventListener('click', function() { // go straight to spanish window.location.href = 'https://espanol.airnow.gov/' + displayPath; // switch to Spanish cw 2025-01-16 }); // Add event listener to handle the actual language change document.getElementById('globeLanguageSwitcher').addEventListener('click', function() { if (window.location.href.includes('espanol.airnow.gov')) { // send to English window.location.href = 'https://www.airnow.gov/' + displayPath; // switch to English cw 2025-01-16 } else { window.location.href = 'https://espanol.airnow.gov/' + displayPath; // switch to Spanish cw 2025-01-16 } }); } // end of Desktop var element = document.getElementById('recursos-en-espa帽ol-btn'); element.style.display = 'block'; // Make the element visible again } </script> </section><div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div> </div> </div> <div class="main-content"> <div role="main" class="main-container js-quickedit-main-content testcontents"> <div class=""> <section> <a id="main-content"></a> <div class="region region-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <article data-history-node-id="4116" class="band is-promoted default clearfix" aria-label="Using AirNow During Wildfires"> <div class="band-style-general band-style-content"> <div class="band-card-row band-basic row"> <div class="col-sm-12 basic-content"> <div id="" class="col-xs-12 strip-padding"> <div class="col-xs-12"> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p><div class="band-title-row-light"> <div class="band-title-holder"> <h1 class="band-title-light" id="aqi-basics" style="color: black;font-family: DroidSansFont;text-transform: capitalize;">Using AirNow During Wildfires</h1> <p>聽</p> </div> </div> <div> <h3>Which AirNow product should I use during smoke events?</h3> <p>聽</p> <img alt="Fire and Smoke Map website" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="7c5e2590-fc50-4d83-88b3-d4c5ad817f1a" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/FASM_0.png" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px; width: 414px; height: 276px" class="align-right" /> <p><strong>Use the AirNow Fire and Smoke Map when wildfire smoke is affecting your air quality.</strong></p> <p>This map, which EPA produces in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, includes the most comprehensive information about wildfire smoke and air quality. You can <a href="https://fire.airnow.gov/">view the map on the web</a>, or you can see it in the AirNow app by clicking the smoke icon on the bottom right of the screen.</p> <p>The Fire and Smoke Map shows:</p> <ul> <li>Your air quality from fine particle pollution (PM<sub>2.5</sub>), which is the key pollutant in smoke;</li> <li>Steps you can take to reduce your smoke exposure;</li> <li>Information about whether air quality is getting better or worse;</li> <li>Smoke plumes;</li> <li>Fire locations; and</li> <li>Smoke forecast outlooks (where available).</li> </ul> <p>To see the additional information for your location, click or tap one of the colored icons near you.</p> </div> <p>聽</p> <p>聽</p> <div style="border:none;"> <h2><img alt="AirNow Dial displaying Ozone" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="95a47e64-278d-42df-9dfa-80ec903737dd" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Dial_Ozone.png" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;width: 185px;height: 175px;" class="align-right" /></h2> <h3>Why is the AirNow dial information sometimes different than the Fire and Smoke Map and the Interactive Map?</h3> </div> <p>聽</p> <p>The information on the "dial" comes from monitors selected by AirNow's partners at state, local and tribal air agencies. If there is no PM<sub>2.5</sub> monitor in the area, or if levels of other pollutants are higher than PM<sub>2.5</sub> levels, the dial may not show how smoke is affecting your air quality. In this example, the dial shows ozone. <a href="https://fire.airnow.gov/">Visit the Fire and Smoke Map</a> to see how wildfire smoke is affecting the air where you are.</p> <p>聽</p> <p>聽</p> <h3>The Interactive Map and the Fire and Smoke Map don't look the same. Why?</h3> <p>聽</p> <p>The AirNow Fire and Smoke Map includes crowdsourced data from thousands of air quality sensors, in addition to data from thousands of permanent PM<sub>2.5</sub> monitors that report to AirNow, along with temporary PM<sub>2.5</sub> monitors. The monitors are operated by federal, state, local and tribal experts. This map shows air quality by specific location, along with fire locations and smoke plumes.</p> <p>The interactive map shows air quality from the permanent monitors that report to AirNow. You can choose to see air quality at monitors for ozone, PM<sub>2.5</sub> and/or PM<sub>10</sub>. You also have the option in the interactive map to view air quality "contours," which are developed using data from multiple monitors in an area. You can see which ones are included by turning on the monitor layer on the map.</p> <p>When wildfire smoke is affecting your air quality, we recommend you use the <a href="https://fire.airnow.gov/">Fire and Smoke Map.</a></p> <p>聽</p> </p> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 strip-padding"> <hr class="content-hr strip-margin"/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="" aria-label="Footer"> <div class="region region-footer"> <section id="block-customfooterblock" class="block block-block-content block-block-content0c452b0d-4287-4b26-8476-3450b97df1f6 clearfix"> <div class="footer-navigation"> <div class="container"> <div class="row footer-mobile-section"> <div class="col-sm-5 hidden-xs footer-site-text-holder"> <p class="footer-site-text">AirNow.gov - Home of the U.S. Air Quality Index</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 hidden-xs footer-site-link-holder"> <div class="footer-site-link link-group"> <a class="link" href="/">Home</a> | <a class="link" href="/site-map">Site Map</a> | <a class="link" href="/contact-us">Contact Us</a> | <a class="link" target="_blank" href="https://www.epa.gov/accessibility/epa-accessibility-statement">Accessibility</a> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-4 social-media-holders"> <div id="social-media-0" class="social-media-holder"> <a class="social-media-link" href="/contact-us" target="_blank"> <img alt="Contact Us " src="https://www.airnow.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2018-01/Social_Media_Icons_Email_AAA.png?itok=PHqnVURL" class="social-media-image"> </a> </div> <div id="social-media-1" class="social-media-holder"> <a class="social-media-link" href="http://feeds.enviroflash.info/" target="_blank"> <img alt="RSS" src="https://www.airnow.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2018-01/Social_Media_Icons_rss_AAA.png?itok=fHhP3pjo" class="social-media-image"> </a> </div> <div id="social-media-2" class="social-media-holder"> <a class="social-media-link" href="https://twitter.com/airnow" target="_blank"> <img alt="X" src="https://www.airnow.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-11/X-logo-white.png?itok=Bx2AeksP" class="social-media-image"> </a> </div> <div id="social-media-3" class="social-media-holder"> <a class="social-media-link" href="https://www.facebook.com/airnow" target="_blank"> <img alt="Facebook" src="https://www.airnow.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2018-01/Social_Media_Icons_Facebook_AAA.png?itok=hJXWv8eC" class="social-media-image"> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 visible-xs footer-site-text-holder"> <p class="footer-site-text">AirNow.gov - 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