Smoke from nearly 100 wildfires burning in Canada has made its way into our area, and while the air quality isn't bad just yet, experts warn this is an early start to the hazy season. FOX13
FOX 13 News spoke with Puget Sound Clearn Air Agency scientist Phil Swartzendruber, who says while it's early for our area to be seeing this kind of smoke, it’s never too early to prepare yourself for poor air quality, should wildfires start to pop up here in our region.Smoke is rolling into the region from 91 fires burning in Canada. It's covering up our blue skies, but luckily, it's not having a significant impact on our breathing—at least for now.
Swartzendruber says that the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency works with other state, local government and federal agencies to monitor the situation and get information out to the public about how severe of an impact the smoke is having on our air we breathe. "Last year, we bought a couple of air filters to put in our home and just to help with the smoke," said Chris Thomas.
"It’s a bit of a bummer, super early this year," said Thomas. "It’s honestly really sad that we live in a world where that’s the case, but I think, personally, it’s just going to keep getting worse."
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