Fire Smoke

Wildfire Smoke AQI Levels: What They Mean

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Family reviews a color-coded AQI chart indoors during wildfire smoke, with a running air purifier and closed windows illustrating when to take indoor action.

When the Shore Fire pushed smoke across Riverside County last June, homeowners kept calling us with the same question. The app says 160, so is the air in my house safe?  The answer depends on your house and HVAC system. Most AQI guides stop at the window. We start there, because your family breathes the … Read more

Where Is Smoke Drifting Today? PA Wildfire & Smoke Map

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An image displaying a detailed Pennsylvania map from COOLING DEN, illustrating the real-time locations of active wildfires and the resulting smoke plumes. It provides immediate, clear visual information, enabling residents to track drifting smoke and make informed decisions about air quality and safety.

We were on a service call in Lancaster County last June when the sky turned flat copper-yellow by 10 in the morning. The homeowner had checked a wildfire map on her phone and saw nothing burning nearby. She had no reason to think smoke was the problem. What she didn’t know was that fires burning … Read more