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Wildfires
Northern California Wildfires 2008
Protecting Children During Wildfires (PDF) (9pp, 301K)
Reduce Risks from Exposure
How smoke from fires can affect your health
On this page:
Resources for Up-to-Date California Wildfire Information
Resources for Up-to-Date California Wildfire Information
- State of California information, including fire maps and other resources
- FEMA: How to get food, water and a place to stay; how to apply for assistance; how to help
- USA.gov: Finding friends and family; donating and volunteering
- Google Maps: Fire Locations
- En
español: Incendios en California – Información
y asistencia del gobierno
- Air quality conditions and forecasts for:
- Health and safety information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Asthma, Wildfires, and Air Quality Information
General Information
Incendios
Before a Wildfire Happens and During a Wildfire
Air Quality and Health Information
- Learn how to tell if smoke is affecting you and how to protect yourself
- How smoke from fires can affect your health | (PDF version (2 pp., 446K, about PDF)
- National outlook for tomorrow's air quality
- Map of today's national air quality forecast
More Federal Government Links
After a Wildfire Strikes
Air Quality and Health Information
If you return to your home or other building after it's been hit by a wildfire, you should be aware that smoldering materials in the building may produce many pollutants. Many adverse health conditions can be caused by inhaling or ingesting even small amounts of these pollutants. Small children, the elderly, or people with preexisting respiratory conditions can be especially vulnerable to some of these pollutants.
- More information about pollutants produced by burning materials
- Asthma: wildfires and air quality
- Health and environmental effects of particulate matter
More Federal Government Links