Reports have been coming in to many State and Federal Forest Service offices from people experiencing smoke from the many wildfires in North Carolina. Here are some of the counties affected by smoke and the fires from which the smoke is coming.
- Rock Mountain Fire - Macon, Clay, Swain ,Graham, Jackson
- Pinnacle Fire - Transylvania, Buncombe, Henderson and McDowell
- Clear Creek Fire - McDowell
- Cathy Gap Fire (very small fire), Pinnacle Fire, Rock Mountain Fire - Haywood
All the tools for determining air quality in your area are located here on our blog: http://ncjic.blogspot.com/p/air-quality-smoke.html
The Division of Air Quality's visibility guide to smoke shows what levels of air pollution are likely based on visibility ranges. For example, if visibility is less than 1 mile due to smoke, then air quality probably is in the Code Purple or very unhealthy range. If visibility is from 1 to 3 miles, then air quality probably is in the Code Red or unhealthy range. Visibility information can be obtained from local airports or the National Weather Service, http://www.weather.gov/gsp/
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