Smoke-Ready Toolbox for Wildfires
Smoke from wildfires in the United States is adversely affecting air quality and potentially putting more people at health risk from smoke exposure. EPA, the USDA Forest Service, and other federal, state and community agencies and organizations are working together to identify ways the public can prepare to reduce their health risk before a wildfire. Public health officials and others can use the resources in the Smoke-Ready Toolbox to help educate people about the risks of smoke exposure and actions they can take to protect their health.
On this page:
- Smoke & Health
- Current Fires
- Publications & Factsheets
- Online Training for Health Professionals
- Videos
- Other Federal Government Resources
- State & Local Government Resources
Smoke & Health
- AirNow
- AirNow Fire and Smoke Map
- Smoke Advisories
- Fires and Your Health
- Wildfires and Indoor Air Quality
- Frequently Asked Questions about Smoke & Health
- Smoke Sense App
- Prepare for Natural Disasters and Recovery
Current Fires
- Current Fires
- Current Fire Incident Information System
- NOAA's Fire Weather Outlook
- MODIS Active Fire Mapping
- Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program
- National Interagency Coordination Center
- National Interagency Fire Center
Publications & Factsheets
Air Quality & Health Publications
- Air Quality and Outdoor Activity Guidance for Schools
- AirNow Publications about Air Quality and Your Health
- Residential Air Cleaners, A Technical Summary
Wildfire Smoke & Health Publications
- Protecting Building Occupants from Smoke During Wildfire and Prescribed Burn Events
- Recommendations for Reducing Wildfire Smoke in Commercial Buildings and Schools
- Wildfire Smoke: A Guide for Public Health Officials
Wildfire Smoke & Health Factsheets
- Reduce Your Smoke Exposure
- Protecting Children from Wildfire Smoke and Ash
- Protect Your Pets from Wildfire Smoke
- Protect Your Large Animals and Livestock from Wildfire Smoke
- Protect Your Lungs from Wildfire Smoke and Ash
- Protect Yourself From Ash
- Indoor Air Filtration
- Prepare for Fire Season
- Asthma and Outdoor Air Pollution
- Heart Disease, Stroke and Air Pollution
Online Training for Health Professionals
- Wildfire Smoke and Your Patients' Health Online Training
- Particle Pollution and Your Patients' Health Online Training
- Other Health Care Professional Resources
Videos
- Wildfire Smoke: A Guide for Public Health Officials. This document, originally developed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), is designed to help local public health officials prepare for smoke events, to take measures to protect the public when smoke is present, and communicate with the public about wildfire smoke and health.
- Wildfire Smoke and Mental Health. Protecting mental health during wildfires and other disasters is important, just like protecting physical health. In this video, Dr. Petra Steinbuchel, Director of the University of California-San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospitals Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Portal, shares information on what you can do to protect your family's mental health during wildfires and other stressful events.
- Wildfire Smoke and Children's Health. Dr. Stephanie Holm, Co-Director of the Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, shares information on what you can do to reduce wildfire smoke exposure for kids. The Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit is an EPA partner.
Other Federal Government Resources
- Create a Clean Room to Protect Indoor Air Quality
- Particulate Matter (PM) Pollution
- EPA Wildland Fire Research
- U.S. Forest Service Wildland Fire and Air Quality Response Program
- CDC's Protect Yourself from Wildfire Smoke
- Burn Wise - This program promotes the importance of burning the right wood, the right way, in the right appliance.
State & Local Government Resources
Alaska
California
- California Certified Air Cleaning Devices
- Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District
- California Air Resources Board
Idaho
Montana
New Mexico
Oregon
- Oregon Wildfire Risk Explorer
- Air Pollution in Oregon: Real-Time Air Quality Index Visual Map
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Smoke Information Blog
- Oregon Wildfire Smoke Protocol for Severe Smoke Episodes