Indoor Air Quality
Information
List of offices or programs identified by each state as dealing with indoor
air-related health inquiries ...more
General Information
Fire Safety
Smoke from wildfires is a mixture of gases and fine particles from
burning trees and plant materials. Smoke can hurt your eyes, irritate
your respiratory system, and worsen chronic heart and lung diseases
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Protect yourself and your family from
debris smoke[Español]
Smoke produced from burning debris after natural disasters is
unhealthy for you to breathe. It can cause shortness of breath or
tightness in the chest or coughing. It also can sting your eyes, nose,
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Volcanoes
You can do many things to protect yourself and your family from the dangers a volcanic eruption can cause. Volcanoes can produce ash, toxic gases, flashfloods of hot water and debris called lahars, lava flows, and fast-moving flows of hot gases and debris called pyroclastic flows.
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Wildfire Smoke: A Guide for Public Health Officials[PDF, 1422 Kb]
[external link]
A report for public health officials on the dangers of wildfire smoke
— characteristics, health effects, sensitive populations, etc.