The air quality alert for smoke in Whatcom County remains in effect until 5 pm tomorrow.

Poor air quality due to wildfire smoke can affect everyone. Smoke impacts the lungs, and it can increase risk of conditions like heart disease and stroke. If you must be outside during poor air quality days please wear a high-quality mask, like an N95, to protect your health. Cloth masks and surgical masks will not filter out the harmful particles in wildfire smoke.

• For smoke safety tips and to learn more, visit our Wildfire Smoke page.  
• To check air quality for where you are or where you are going, visit airnow.gov/.
• Visit the US National Weather Service Seattle Washington website for updated weather alerts. You can also follow them on their Facebook page.
• Keep up to date by following the Washington Smoke blog.