Pima County, Ariz. (September 8, 2020) – A change in the weather is, again, allowing smoke from multiple wildfires in California to come into the Tucson area. So far, the smoke is high enough in the air to avoid being recorded at Pima County Department of Environmental Quality’s (PDEQ) monitoring locations, but if forecasted winds increase, that could change.

“At this point, air quality is in the ‘good’ range because the smoke is staying elevated, but as the wind picks up, a mixing of the air may happen and increase the number of smoke particles at nose (and monitor) level,” said Beth Gorman, PDEQ Senior Program Manager. “If that happens and you smell smoke where you live, we encourage those who are very sensitive to air pollution to stay inside or reduce excursion when outside.”

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