Unhealthy Air In Suisun City, Bay Area Expected Through Tuesday

SUISUN CITY, CA — Winter Spare the Air Alerts will continue through next Tuesday in Suisun City and throughout much of the Bay Area as a result of smoky conditions caused by the Camp Fire in Butte County, according to regional air quality officials.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District all week has issued the alerts, which prohibit the burning of wood and other solid fuels, and district officials said the bad air quality will continue into next week.

Thursday, the particulate matter pollution — or PM2.5— in Vallejo in the district's Northern Zone was registering between 155 and 193.

A PM2.5 of 151 or greater is considered unhealthy.

"It is critical that Bay Area residents not burn wood and further contribute to the unhealthy air quality we are experiencing," air district executive officer Jack Broadbent said in a statement.

Air district officials said people should limit outdoor activity as much as possible when the alerts are in effect and that new N95 or greater respirator masks should be used if possible when outdoors.

Officials with the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District said "due to concerns regarding our air quality, ALL FSUSD SCHOOLS will be closed Friday, November 18, 2018."

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By Bay City News Service and Patch local editor Maggie Avants

Image via Baaqmd.gov