Safety tips for wildfire smoke

Tips on how to help protect yourself from wildfire smoke from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

Posted 9:56 a.m. Mar 25, 2011 — Updated 9:56 a.m. Mar 25, 2011

The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion share these ways to help protect yourself from wildfire smoke.

Reduce time outdoors. This can provide protection, especially in a tightly closed house where the air-conditioner can re-circulate air instead of bringing in outdoor air.
Reduce time engaged in outdoor physical activity. This can be effective in lowering the dose of inhaled air pollutants.
Reduce other sources of indoor air pollution that can emit the same pollutants found in wildfire smoke. Indoor sources such as burning cigarettes, gas, propane and wood-burning stoves and furnaces and activities such as cooking, burning candles and incense and vacuuming can greatly increase the particle levels in a home and should be avoided when wildfire smoke is present.