Smoke has settled into a number of communities across the province, prompting a health advisory.
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy issued the air quality advisory Monday, July 22.
"Significant improvements are expected in smoke concentrations over the next 24 hours as westerly winds move across the province moving smoke east," the bulletin reads. "Expect smoke to linger in valleys and near to active fires."
During a wildfire, smoke conditions can change quickly over short distances and can vary considerably hour-by-hour.
"Wildfire smoke is a natural part of our environment but it is important to be mindful that exposure to smoke may affect your health," the ministry advises.
People with pre-existing health conditions, respiratory infections such as COVID-19, older adults, pregnant women and infants, children, and sensitive individuals are more likely to experience health effects from smoke exposure.
The following tips are offered during smoky conditions:
香蕉视频直播� Follow your common sense.
香蕉视频直播� Stop or reduce your activity level if breathing becomes uncomfortable or you feel unwell.
香蕉视频直播� Stay cool and drink plenty of fluids.
香蕉视频直播� If you have asthma or other chronic illness, carry any rescue (fast-acting) medications with you at all times and activate your personal care plan that has been designed with your family physician.
香蕉视频直播� Make sure that children and others who cannot care for themselves follow the same advice.
People respond differently to smoke and mild irritation and discomfort are common, and usually disappear when the smoke clears.
If you are unsure whether you need medical care, call HealthLink BC at 8-1-1.
If you are experiencing difficulty in breathing, chest pain or discomfort, or a severe cough, contact your health care provider, walk-in clinic, or emergency department. If you are having a medical emergency, call 9-1-1.
Tips to reduce your smoke exposure:
香蕉视频直播� Smoke levels may be lower indoors but will still be elevated, so stay aware of your symptoms even when you are indoors.
香蕉视频直播� Running a commercially available HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filter can improve indoor air quality in the room where the device is located.
香蕉视频直播� If you have a forced air heating/cooling system in your home, it may help to change the filter and set the fan to run continuously.
香蕉视频直播� Reduce indoor air pollution sources such as smoking, burning incense, and frying foods.
香蕉视频直播� Consider going to a library, community centre, or shopping mall with cooler filtered air to get some relief from the smoke.
香蕉视频直播� If travelling in a car with air conditioning, keep the windows up and the ventilation set to recirculate.
香蕉视频直播� If you are very sensitive to smoke, consider moving to another location with cleaner air, but be aware that conditions can change rapidly.
香蕉视频直播� Maintaining good overall health is a good way to prevent health effects resulting from short-term exposure to air pollution.
Regions included are:
香蕉视频直播� 100 Mile - Highway 97 from 108 Mile House to Clinton, Bridge Lake and Canim Lake
香蕉视频直播� Arrow Lakes-Slocan Lake - includes Slocan, New Denver, Nakusp, and Fauquier B.C.
香蕉视频直播� North Peace River - includes the City of Fort St John and all communities along Hwy 97 extending from Farmington to Pink Mountain; Hwy 29 including Moberly Lake, Hudson香蕉视频直播檚 Hope; also includes Rolla, Clayhurst and Goodlow B.C.
香蕉视频直播� South Peace River - includes Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Pouce Coupe, and Tumbler Ridge Boundary includes Grand Forks, Midway and Greenwood
香蕉视频直播� Cariboo (North) - includes Quesnel, Wells and Bowron Lake Park
香蕉视频直播� Cariboo (South) - includes Williams Lake, Northern and Central sections of Wells Gray Park
香蕉视频直播� Central Okanagan - includes Kelowna, Lake Country, West Kelowna and Peachland
香蕉视频直播� East Columbia - includes Golden
香蕉视频直播� East Kootenay (North) - includes Edgwater, Inveremere, Canal Flats and Skookumchuck
香蕉视频直播� East Kootenay (South) - includes Kimberley, Cranbrook, Yahk, Moyie, Wasa Lake Provinical Park, Jaffray, Grasmere and Roosville
香蕉视频直播� Elk Valley - includes Elko, Fernie, Sparwood and Elkford
香蕉视频直播� Fort Nelson - includes Fort Nelson, Muskwa, Prophet River, Buckinghorse River, Sikanni Chief, Hwy 77 north to the Yukon border
香蕉视频直播� Kinbasket - includes Kinbasket reservoir south of Valemount
香蕉视频直播� Kootenay Lake - includes Creston and Kaslo
香蕉视频直播� McGregor - includes the northern end of the Robson Valley extending from Hansard to Dome Creek; extends north to Monkmon Park
香蕉视频直播� North Columbia - includes Blue River and McMurphy
香蕉视频直播� North Okanagan - includes Vernon, Armstrong, Enderby, Lavington and Lumby
香蕉视频直播� North Thompson - includes Barriere, Clearwater and Vavenby
香蕉视频直播� Prince George - includes the City of Prince George, Hwy 16 Bednesti to Upper Fraser, and Page 5 of 6 Hwy 97 Hixon to the south end of McLeod Lake
香蕉视频直播� Shuswap - includes Salmon Arm, Sicamous, and Chase
香蕉视频直播� South Okanagan - includes Penticton, Summerland, Naramata, Keremeos, Oliver and Osoyoos
香蕉视频直播� South Thompson - includes Kamloops, Rayleigh, Monte Creek, Cache Creek, Spences Bridge and Logan Lake
香蕉视频直播� Stuart - Nechako includes Fraser Lake, Fort Fraser, Vanderhoof, Fort St James, and Tachie
香蕉视频直播� West Columbia - includes Revelstoke
香蕉视频直播� West Kootenay - includes Nelson, Castlegar, Trail, Rossland
香蕉视频直播� Williston - includes McLeod Lake, Mackenzie and Williston Lake
香蕉视频直播� Yellowhead - includes McBride and Valemount and all communities within the southern half of the Robson Valley extending from Urling to Valemount and the northern half of Mount Robson Park
香蕉视频直播� Yoho-Kootenay Park - includes Yoho and Kootenay National Parks
