Air Quality Alerts Issued For Maine And New Brunswick

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Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-

Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-

Central Piscataquis-Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot-

Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Coastal Hancock-

Coastal Washington-Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington-

Including the cities of Allagash, Clayton Lake, Madawaska,

Fort Kent, Frenchville, Presque Isle, Caribou, Van Buren, Mars Hill,

Ashland, Baker Lake, Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park,

Chamberlain Lake, Churchill Dam, Mount Katahdin, Millinocket,

East Millinocket, Patten, Medway, Houlton, Hodgdon, Sherman,

Smyrna Mills, Greenville, Monson, Blanchard, Lincoln, Howland,

Springfield, Bangor, Brewer, Orono, Old Town, Amherst, Aurora,

Dedham, Eastbrook, Great Pond, Calais, Grand Lake Stream, Wesley,

Princeton, Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland, Castine,

Eastport, Perry, Machias, Cherryfield, Dover-Foxcroft, Milo,

Guilford, Danforth, Vanceboro, and Topsfield

1242 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...Air quality alert is in effect from 12 PM Monday until 5 PM

Tuesday...

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has

issued an air quality action day for the following counties...

Central Penobscot...Central Piscataquis...Central Washington...

Coastal Hancock...Coastal Washington...Interior Hancock...Northeast

Aroostook...Northern Penobscot...Northern Piscataquis...Northern

Somerset...Northern Washington...Northwest Aroostook...Southeast

Aroostook...Southern Penobscot...Southern Piscataquis.

THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION`S BUREAU OF AIR

QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ALERT . . . UNTIL 5 PM ON TUESDAY

JULY 27. . . FOR THE ENTIRE STATE DUE TO SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES

INCREASING PARTICLE POLLUTION LEVELS.

THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RECOMMENDS THAT

INDIVIDUALS CONSIDER

LIMITING STRENUOUS OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO

THE EFFECTS OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF POLLUTANTS INCLUDE THE VERY YOUNG,

THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING

RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH

AS ASTHMA AND OR HEART DISEASE. THOSE WITH

SYMPTOMS SHOULD

CONSIDER CONSULTING THEIR PERSONAL PHYSICIAN.

A TOLL FREE AIR

QUALITY HOTLINE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SO MAINE RESIDENTS CAN STAY

INFORMED ON THE AIR QUALITY SITUATIONS. THE TOLL FREE NUMBER IS: 1-

800-223-1196.

ADDITIONALLY THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION HAS THE

AIR QUALITY FORECAST AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT

WWW.MAINE.GOV/DEP MAINE DOT G O V SLASH D E P CLICK TODAY`S AIR

QUALITY FORECAST.

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3:58 PM ADT Monday 26 July 2021

Special air quality statement in effect for:

Fredericton and Southern York County

Persons in or near this area should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Watch for updated statements.

Please refer to the latest public forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through your local radio and television stations or Weatheradio.