Kalamazoo, MI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...Air Quality Advisory in effect until Midnight Friday June 6...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has
extended an Air Quality Advisory due to elevated levels of smoke
from Canadian wildfires. Pollutants in the form of fine particulates
(PM 2.5) are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
range.

The Air Quality Advisory includes the following counties:
Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, and Jackson.

It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor
activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory
diseases like asthma. Monitor for symptoms such as wheezing,
coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in nose, throat, and
eyes. Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air
pollution, such as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood
burning devices.

Tips for households: Keep windows closed overnight to prevent
smoke from getting indoors and, if possible, run central air
conditioning with MERV-13 or higher rated filters.

For up-to-date air quality data for Michigan visit the MiAir site:

https://air-egle.hub.arcgis.com/

For up-to-date air quality data nationally visit EPAs Air Now site:

https://www.airnow.gov/

For further health information, please see MDHHS Wildfire Smoke and
Your Health site:

https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-prev/environmental-
health/your-health-and-wildfire-smoke