Smoke and Air Quality Preparedness Resources

Check the Air Quality in Your Neighborhood 

• Interactive wildfire and smoke tracker
• What is AQI (Air Quality Index)

County and State Smoke Guidance

• Air Quality & Wildfire FAQ | SRHD
• Wildfires, Smoke and Air Quality | SRHD
• Washington State Smoke Information Blog
• Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency

CDC Advice for Vulnerable Populations During Smoke Events

• People with chronic conditions
• People who are pregnant
• Protecting children from wildfire smoke

Find Shelter During A Smoke Event

• Spokane Hazard Sheltering

We are currently working on building an interactive smoke resources map embedded into this page. Keep checking for future updates ahead of wildfire season!

How To Prepare Your Home To Provide A Safe Environment During Periods of High AQI

DIY Box Fan Filter Air Cleaner

Other Home Health Tips

• Comprehensive home preparation tip list for all A/C system types
• Keep your indoor air as clean as possible by:
  • Not burning candles.
  • Reducing or avoiding cooking smoke.
  • Restricting aerosol use.
  • Updating/installing permanent air filters capable of filtering smoke particles.
• Smoke safety for residents without A/C
• Mask Advice
  • Construction and Surgical masks DO NOT WORK.
    • These masks are not made to filter large particles such as sawdust and not particles as small as those in wildfire smoke.
  • Please use an N95 mask whenever possible.
  • Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Help us research air quality

The Spokane region has a robust network of outdoor air quality monitoring, but relatively little data on indoor air quality. You can buy your own Purple Air sensor to see if your personal indoor air quality is safe. If you do, be sure to register it so that it can inform the Climate Institute's research on indoor air quality.