THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY AND THE BENTON CLEAN AIRAGENCY HAVE ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ALERT UNTIL 9 AM PDT FRIDAY.

FOR THE SMOKE AIR QUALITY ALERT, WILDFIRES BURNING IN THE REGION COMBINED WITH FORECASTED CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE AIR QUALITY TO REACH UNHEALTHY LEVELS.

POLLUTANTS IN SMOKE CAN CAUSE BURNING EYES, RUNNY NOSE, AGGRAVATE HEART AND LUNG DISEASES, AND AGGRAVATE OTHER SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS. LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND KEEP CHILDREN INDOORS IF IT IS SMOKY. PLEASE FOLLOW MEDICAL ADVICE IF YOU HAVE A HEART OR LUNG CONDITION.

INFORMATION FROM THE WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY WEB SITE IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP: WWW.ECY.WA.GOV AIR.HTML OR CALL 360-407-6000. INFORMATION FROM THE BENTON COUNTY CLEAN AIR AGENCY WEB SITE IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP: WWW.BENTONCLEANAIR.ORG OR CALL 509-783-1304.