…AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE…<\/p>\n
The Washington State Department of Ecology, Benton Clean Air Agency,
\nand the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency have issued an Air Quality
\nAlert until further notice.<\/p>\n
An Air Quality Alert has been issued for Benton, Columbia, Franklin,
\nKittitas, Walla Walla and Yakima counties until further notice due
\nto expected wildfire smoke from regional fires. Expect some clearing
\nout and intermittent good air quality but with significant fires on
\nthe landscape conditions can worsen quickly to unhealthy air. Be sure
\nto check air monitors in your area before outdoor activities.<\/p>\n
People can take the following precautions to protect their health:<\/p>\n
* Follow local burn restrictions to prevent deteriorating air
\nquality.
\n* Avoid strenuous outdoor activity in smoky conditions.
\n* People with heart or lung problems and young children are
\nespecially vulnerable. These people should stay indoors while
\nsmoke levels are high.
\n* Use certified High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters in
\nindoor heating ventilation, cooling, and air purification systems.
\n* Avoid using wood-burning stoves and other sources of indoor smoke
\nif possible.<\/p>\n
Information from the Washington Department of Ecology web site is
\navailable at http:\/\/www.ecy.wa.gov\/air.html or call 360-407-6000.
\nInformation from the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency web site is
\navailable at http:\/\/www.yakimacleanair.org or call 509-834-2050.
\nInformation from the Benton County Clean Air Agency web site is
\navailable at http:\/\/www.bentoncleanair.org or call 509-783-1304.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"…AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE… The Washington State Department of Ecology, Benton Clean Air Agency,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":319599,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[417,9,11,10,49,51,50],"class_list":["post-319598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-general-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}