[ADEQ Media] ADEQ Issues General Smoke Advisory for Santa Cruz, Cochise, Pima Counties because of Wildfire Smoke

Wed May 4 14:13:06 MST 2011

PHOENIX (May 4, 2011) - The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
is issuing a general smoke advisory for Santa Cruz, Cochise and Pima
counties because of northward smoke movement from a Mexican wildfire
about 10 miles southeast of Nogales, Sonora.

The advisory is effective immediately through Saturday. ADEQ recommends
that children, the elderly and those of all ages with respiratory
problems avoid outdoor activities during that time period if fire smoke
is affecting their areas.

If you smell smoke and are being negatively impacted:

*      Consider temporarily relocating to another area as long as it is
safe to do so.

*      If you are indoors, stay there with doors and windows closed.

*      Do not use an evaporative cooler while smoke is present in the
area. Run the air conditioning or the fan feature on your home cooling
system so that the filter can remove smoke. If you have a separate room
filtration system, that can also be used to reduce smoke. 

*      Reduce physical activity.

*      If respiratory symptoms persist or become more severe, contact
your primary health care provider. 

Concerned individuals can get more information from the ADEQ on the
internet at
www.azdeq.gov/environ/air/smoke/download/fire_smoke_your_health_brochure
.pdf and from the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) Web page
at www.azdhs.gov/phs/oeh/wildfire.htm.

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