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California Fires

(Incendios Forestales)

The California fires and their smoke pose a number of health risks including serious respiratory ailments reaching far beyond the wildfire boundaries. Smoke can hurt your eyes, irritate your respiratory system, and worsen chronic heart and lung diseases.

HHS advises that people in the affected areas take precautions, and recommends taking the following protective actions:

  • Limit exposure to smoke
  • Listen to local air quality reports.
  • Follow your doctor's advice if you have asthma or another lung disease.
  • Do not rely on dust masks commonly found at hardware stores for protection. These masks will not protect your lungs from smoke.

Citizens in the affected area are urged to listen for messages from state and local emergency officials and be aware of evacuation and sheltering orders in their communities.

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