To avoid breathing wildfire smoke, it's important to have the right gear. Dust masks, bandanas and damp pieces of cloth won't adequately protect you from inhaling fine particulate matter like PM2.5.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An air quality advisory was issued Friday for parts of central and southern Oregon ahead of Labor Day weekend because of wildfire smoke. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality ...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has sent a blanket of smoke over the midwestern United States this weekend. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued air quality alerts for Minnesota and Wisconsin, ...

Safety Precautions You Can Take , if Wildfire Smoke Is Impacting Your Area. N95 masks have been found to block at least 95% of particles that are 2.5 microns or less in width. PM2.5 particles can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A firefighter lays out a hose line while fighting the Park Fire near Forest Ranch, Calif., Sunday, July 28, 2024. The U.S. Forest ...

The U.S. government will provide wildfire fighters with masks to protect against smoke — reversing a decades-long ban that exposed workers to toxins known to cause cancer and other serious diseases.

An air quality advisory has been issued through Sunday due to smoke from an Oregon wildfire, the Bay Area Air District said. Smoke from the Moon Complex fire in southwestern Oregon, drifting southward ...

North Bay residents should avoid spending too much time outside Sunday due to smoke from a southwestern Oregon wildfire, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. The agency issued an ...