THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT HASISSUED THE FOLLOWING...

WHAT...AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE.

WHERE...BENT, PROWERS, OTERO, LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES. LOCATIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAS ANIMAS, LAMAR, LA JUNTA, KIM, TRINIDAD AND SPRINGFIELD.

WHEN...1100 AM SATURDAY MAY 16 TO 900 AM SUNDAY MAY 17

IMPACTS...SMOKE FROM SEVERAL FIRES IS IMPACTING SOUTHEAST COLORADO. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SMOKE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

HEALTH INFORMATION...PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS: IF SMOKE IS THICK OR BECOMES THICK IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD YOU MAY WANT TO REMAIN INDOORS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE WITH HEART DISEASE, RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES, THE VERY YOUNG, AND OLDER ADULTS. CONSIDER LIMITING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY WHEN MODERATE TO HEAVY SMOKE IS PRESENT. CONSIDER RELOCATING TEMPORARILY IF SMOKE IS PRESENT INDOORS AND IS MAKING YOU ILL. IF VISIBILITY IS LESS THAN 5 MILES IN SMOKE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, SMOKE HAS REACHED LEVELS THAT ARE UNHEALTHY.