Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Those living near Pine and Featherville are urged to attend another fire meeting today to discuss evacuation plans.



95 mi NE and up towards Sun Valley, ID - Many small fires are on steep sides of Mountains - very difficult to handle other than by Air Drops of gathered water out of rivers by Helicopters.


SUN VALLEY, ID
...AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FROM THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REMAINS IN EFFECT... 

DUE TO THE HALSTEAD AND TRINITY RIDGE FIRES...THE AIR QUALITY REMAINS UNHEALTHY IN BLAINE COUNTY OF IDAHO INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SUN VALLEY AND HAILEY. THIS ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 
AIR QUALITY HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED. 

THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO INCREASED PARTICULATE OR SMOKE LEVELS ARE ENCOURAGED TO AVOID PROLONGED OR STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. ALL OTHERS SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OR STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. YOUR COOPERATION IS APPRECIATED. 

ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 10 AM MDT THURSDAY UNLESS CONDITIONS IMPROVE AND THE ADVISORY IS NO LONGER NEEDED. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE ACCESS THE DEPARTMENTS 
WEBSITE AT.../USE ALL LOWER CASE/... 
HTTP://WWW.DEQ.STATE.ID.US/
AIR/AQINDEX.CFM 

THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE DEQ AIR QUALITY ANALYST...AIR QUALITY DIVISION...TWIN FALLS IDAHO. CONTACT AT 208 736 2190. 

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