Arapahoe County
Air Quality Alert until THU 4:00 PM MDT
Issued July, 24 2024 at 4:10 PM - US/Mountain expires July, 25 2024 at 4:00 PM - US/Mountain
...ACTION DAY FOR MULTIPLE POLLUTANTS FROM 400 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL
400 PM THURSDAY...
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has
issued the following...
WHAT...Action Day for Multiple Pollutants.
WHERE...Douglas, Jefferson, Denver, western Arapahoe, western
Adams, Broomfield, Boulder, Larimer, and Weld Counties
WHEN...400 PM Wednesday July 24 to 400 PM Thursday July 25
IMPACTS...Action Day for Multiple Pollutants is now in effect for
the Front Range Urban Corridor. Request to limit driving gas and
diesel-powered vehicles is now in effect until at least 4 p.m.
Thursday, July 25, 2024. Heavy wildfire smoke will result in
elevated levels of particle pollution and ozone through at least
Thursday afternoon.For areas included in this advisory that are
not expected to reach the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) air
quality designation, we request that activities, such as driving
non-ZEV vehicles (i.e., gas or diesel), be reduced to lessen the
impacts on neighboring air quality. Additional air pollution in
this region may directly worsen air quality or contribute to
precursors which may also adversely affect air quality. For
Colorado air quality conditions, forecasts and advisories, visit:
https://www.colorado.gov/airquality/colorado_summary.aspx
HEALTH INFORMATION...People with heart or lung disease, older
adults, and children should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion and
limit time outdoors; everyone else should reduce prolonged or
heavy exertion and, while outside, take more breaks.