Thursday September 1st, 2016 - #Cedarfire Smoke Report

Cedar Fire Smoke Report Issued:  9/1/2016 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 is very minimal and isolated to small areas inside containment lines. There was no fire growth yesterday and total acres burned remains at 29,322 with containment increasing to 85%. Firefighters will continue to patrol the perimeter. Air Quality Today:  Air quality conditions continue to improve as a result of very little smoke production from the Cedar Fire. In the Glennville, Posey and surrounding communities that sit in drainages below the Western perimeter, conditions are expected to be in the Moderate category. In Kernville, the Kern Valley and Lake Isabella communities, conditions are trending toward Good as increased winds continue to push out residual smoke. In the Ridgecrest, Owens Valley and San Joaquin Valley, little to no impacts from the Cedar Fire smoke are expected. Air Quality Tomorrow:  Improving air quality.
Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) Impacts from Cedar Fire
Site	Yesterday Observed Midnight-Midnight 24-Hr AQI August 31, 2016		Today Forecast 24-Hr AQI September 1, 2016	Tomorrow Outlook 24-Hr AQI September 2, 2016	Worst Time of Day Impacts AQI and Period
Kernville	Moderate		Good	Good	Moderate, overnight and morning
Johnsondale	Good		Good	Good	Good
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	Moderate		Moderate	Moderate	Moderate all day
Kennedy Meadows	Good		Good	Good	Good
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