Friday September 2nd, 2016 - #Cedarfire Smoke Report

Cedar Fire Smoke Report Issued:  9/2/2016 Prepared by:  Wendy Wagner Forecast conditions represent impacts from smoke from the Cedar Fire.  Contributions from ozone and other pollutants and impacts from other fires are not reflected.
Fire:  Fire activity remains very minimal and confined to isolated pockets inside containment lines where creeping and smoldering exists. There has been no fire growth for two days and total acres burned remains at 29,322. Containment has increased to 95%. Firefighters will continue to patrol the perimeter. Air Quality Today:  Air quality conditions have improved considerably during the past few days due to very little smoke production. The only direct impacts still seen are in the communities under the Western perimeter such as Glennville, Posey and Panorama Heights. In these areas air quality is expected to increase from Good to Moderate during the early morning hours due to overnight drainage flow. Otherwise, in Kernville, the Kern Valley and Lake Isabella communities, conditions are Good as much of the residual smoke has pushed out. In the Ridgecrest, Owens Valley, Three Rivers and San Joaquin Valley, little to no smoke impacts from the Cedar Fire are expected (any air quality impacts are from other sources). Air Quality Tomorrow:  Improving air quality.
Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) Impacts from Cedar Fire
Site	Yesterday Observed Midnight-Midnight 24-Hr AQI September 1, 2016		Today Forecast 24-Hr AQI September 2, 2016	Tomorrow Outlook 24-Hr AQI September 3, 2016	Worst Time of Day Impacts AQI and Period
Kernville	Good		Good	Good	Good all day
Johnsondale	Good		Good	Good	Good all day
Glennville	Moderate		Moderate	Moderate	Moderate, midnight - 10am
Camp Nelson	Good		Moderate	Moderate	Moderate all day
Porterville	Good		Moderate	Moderate	Moderate all day
Visalia	Good		Moderate	Moderate	Moderate all day
Three Rivers	Moderate		Moderate	Moderate	Moderate all day
Bakersfield	Good		Moderate	Moderate	Moderate all day
Mojave	Good		Moderate	Moderate	Moderate all day
Kennedy Meadows	Good		Good	Good	Good all day
Keeler	Good		Moderate	Moderate	Moderate all day
Lone Pine	Good		Moderate	Moderate	Moderate all day
Ridgecrest	Good		Moderate	Moderate	Moderate all day
Disclaimer:  Conditions may change quickly, these projections are based on anticipated weather and fire activity. Sensitive groups including individuals with Asthma, lung or heart disease, children, older adults, and pregnant women should take precautions to avoid exposure to smoke. If you feel as though you are having health effects from smoke see your doctor or health professional as needed. In some cases your eyes are your best tools, if it is smoky outside you are being impacted. Use caution when driving in or around smoky areas.
AQI Index		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.

View of the fire:  Breckenridge and Sherman Peak webcams, http://rockyags.cr.usgs.gov/dashboards/WebCam.htm

California Smoke Blog - http://californiasmokeinfo.blogspot.com/

San Joaquin Air Pollution Control District - http://valleyair.org/wildfires.htm

Interagency Real Time Smoke Monitoring - http://app.airsis.com/USFS/

AirNow - http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.main