Tuesday, August 23rd 2016 #ChimneyFire #WildfireSmoke Report and #AirQuality for @SLOCleanAir Area

Chimney Fire (San Louis Obispo County)

• Official acreage reported at 37,101 at 35% containment.
• Overnight IR map indicates growth of about 6,000 acres. Growth was mostly on the northeast flank of the fire.  Much less intense heat recorded than the previous day.
• Air quality conditions improved around the Chimney Fire yesterday compared to the previous day. As the smoke plume went out towards the coast.  It is possible that some smaller coastal communities received smoke north of Cambria, but no monitoring stations are located in that area to confirm.  See the table below for yesterday’s conditions.

Chimney Fire
Monitoring Summary (based on Air Quality Index (AQI) for each 24-hr day)
Site	Yesterday’s 24 hour AQI	Notes about today
Paso Robles	Good
Lockwood	USG	Typically smokiest from 11am – 4pm.
Heritage Ranch (Lake Nacimiento Area)	Unhealthy	Typically  smokiest from 11am – 7pm.
San Miguel	Good
Cambria	Good	Typically smokiest from 11am- 1pm
Atascadero	Good
San Luis Obispo	Good	Typically smokiest from 10am – 1pm during the day, and some smoke overnight.

Air Quality Index (AQI) Levels of Health Concern	ACTIONS TO PROTECT YOURSELF
Good	None
Moderate	Unusually sensitive individuals should consider limiting prolonged or heavy exertion.
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG)	People within Sensitive Groups* should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion. Everyone else may find relief by limiting prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.
Unhealthy	People within Sensitive Groups* should avoid all physical outdoor activity. Everyone else should avoid prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.
Very Unhealthy	Everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion
Hazardous	Everyone should avoid any outdoor activity.