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Officials warn Northern Californians to stay indoors as fires cause poor air quality

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Officials warn Northern Californians to stay indoors as fires cause poor air quality
Officials warn Northern Californians to stay indoors as fires cause poor air quality

The recent fires directly to the east of Sacramento in Vacaville and Napa are impacting air pollution in the region.

THOSE FIRES CONTINUE TOSPREAD.

FOX FORTY'S LONNIEWONG HAS MORE ON THAT ORQUALITY.THE RECENT FIRES DIRECTLYTO THE EAST OF SACRAMENTO INVACAVILLE IN NAPA OR IMPACTINGAIR POLLUTION IN THE REGION.EQUALITY INDEX MAPS, THISMORNING SHOWED RED AREAS FORUNHEALTHY AIR THE SENATEAROUND THE BACK OF ELYRIA BUTAS THE DAY PROGRESSEDHAZARDOUS AIR BEGANENCROACHING INTO SACRAMENTOAND ELK GROVE WE HAVE ANONSHORE FLOW RIGHT NOW WHICHWE THINK IS GOING TO CONTINUEAND IT'S BRINGING THAT SMOKESTRAIGHT INTO OUR AREA, YOUDON'T NEED THEIR QUALITY MATTTO ALERT YOU TO THE DANGEROUSAIR.IF YOU CAN SEE IT AND SMELLIT TAKE PRECAUTIONS LIKE WEFRAME FROM OUTDOOR ACTIVITIESAND STAYING INSIDE CHILDRENAND THE ELDERLY STAY ANDANYBODY WITH PRIOR ARREST FORISSUES TO ALSO MAKE SURE BEACKNOWLEDGED.WE CAN KEEP THEM INDOORS.THE SMOKE ALERTS WERE STARTEDAFTER THE CAMP FIRE CREATED AHEALTH EMERGENCY ANDUNEXPECTED PLUS THIS TIMEAROUND THE RECENT HEAT WAVEHAS ALREADY REDUCED OUTDOORACTIVITY.

AND WHILE MOSTPEOPLE ALSO WEARING MASK.

MOSTOF THEM WILL BE EFFECTIVE FORSMOKE POLLUTION, THE MASS AWORLD WHERE A FOR COVID AREPROBABLY NOT GOING TO BEPROVIDING A LOT OF PROTECTIONWHEN IT COMES TO THESEPARTICLES FROM THE WILDFIRESIN THE PAST OR A BIG FIREEVENTS LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTSHAVE BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUTREVAMPING THE RECESSSCHEDULES.AND ADJUSTING THEIRPHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTSACTIVITIES THAT'S NOT THE CASETHIS TIME AROUND WITH BOTHSCHOOLS USING REMOTE LEARNINGAND SCHOOL SPORT SUSPENDEDTHERE ARE FEWER CONCERNS ONTHE OTHER HAND, THE SMOKEWARNINGS ARE DOING LOCALRESTAURANTS, ANY FAVORS WHICHARE NOW SERVING CUSTOMERSOUTDOORS BECAUSE OF THEPANDEMIC THE HEAT HAS ALREADYREDUCED BUSINESS BEGAN TO ALSOSET IN A CITY COUNCIL MEMBERSAYS THE SPOKE WARNING IS YETANOTHER PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.WITH THE AL FRESCO DININGEVEN FOR THOSE WHO ARE DOINGHAIR SALONS OUTSIDE YOU KNOWTHOSE I THINK THESE ARE AGAINONE MORE THING DAD FOR 2020,

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