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Ravalli County - Montana
Environmental Health
Strategies for Reducing Exposure and Coping with Forest Fire Smoke
- Stay indoors with windows closed if possible.
- Use an air conditioner to cool your home, if possible.
- Use an air filter if one is available for the air intake of your air conditioner or furnace. Clean or change your filter.
- Use an interior air cleaner with a fiber or fabric filter, or use an electronic air cleaner.
- Wile driving, keep your windows closed and use the air conditioner
- Reduce your activity level to the greatest extent possible.
- Avoid other sources of air pollution such as smoking, burning candles or incense, and stove furnaces.
- Wear a fitted mask that can filter particles from 0.3 to 0.01 microns in size. The mask must have an airtight seal to be effective for smoke.
- If possible, go to a clean air shelter like a commercial building, a library or other air-conditioned or filtered place.
- If you must, leave the airea and stay with friends or family in an area with no smoke.