Smoke and Air Quality Preparedness Resources

Check the Air Quality in Your Neighborhood 

County and State Smoke Guidance

CDC Advice for Vulnerable Populations During Smoke Events

Find Shelter During A Smoke Event

We are currently working on building an interactive smoke resources map embedded into this page. Keep checking for future updates ahead of wildfire season!


How To Prepare Your Home To Provide A Safe Environment During Periods of High AQI

DIY Box Fan Filter Air Cleaner

Other Home Health Tips

  • Keep your indoor air as clean as possible by:
    • Not burning candles.
    • Reducing or avoiding cooking smoke.
    • Restricting aerosol use.
    • Updating/installing permanent air filters capable of filtering smoke particles.
    • Construction and Surgical masks DO NOT WORK.
      • These masks are not made to filter large particles such as sawdust and not particles as small as those in wildfire smoke.
    • Please use an N95 mask whenever possible.
    • Please see  for more information.

Help us research air quality

The Spokane region has a robust network of outdoor air quality monitoring, but relatively little data on indoor air quality. You can buy your own sensor to see if your personal indoor air quality is safe. If you do, be sure to register it so that it can inform the Climate Institute's research on indoor air quality.