“All communities on both sides of the Sierras are going to be impacted.”
A file photo of a smoky landscape from the mountains overlooking Reno, Nev. Smoke from the Mosquito Fire prompted health officials to issue an emergency and shut down schools.on Tuesday, fanning flames and causing the fire to grow an additional 9,000 acres. Those winds sent a giant plume of smoke to communities east of the fire. Overnight, all that smoke settled north of Lake Tahoe, causing air pollution to spike in Truckee and Reno.
The Air Quality Index in the Reno-Sparks area measured over 350 on Wednesday, prompting the Washoe County Health District to issue a Stage 3 Emergency Episode. The hazardous zone, which includes AQI readings above 300, marks pervasive air pollution conditions when “everyone is more likely to be affected,” according to AirNow.gov, an Environmental Protection Agency website tracking air quality across the US.
“The fire activity is the biggest curveball,” said Brendan Schneider, senior air quality specialist for Washoe County Health District. “If the models for today hold, we would expect similar air quality tomorrow. But with how rapidly it changed, it’s hard to really say even beyond today what can happen.”
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