A public health advisory has been issued for Concord, Pleasant Hill, Bay Point, and Pittsburg due to smoke from a large fire burning in Solano County.
People with respiratory sensitivities may be affected.
Eye, skin, nose or throat irritation may be possible for some people in the affected area.
If you experience any irritation, go inside and rinse any irritated area of your body with water or visit your physician.
Will Clayton Valley have school?
My asthma is in overdrive right now,
Me too. It’s awful outside.
Will Diablo Valley College remain open this week?
I got a text message an hour ago that DVC is open and holding classes as usual.
Does anyone know of school closures for tomorrow(Monday)?
Just saw MDUSD said all schools will be open tomorrow
And how about MDUSD?
The smoke is pretty intense in Concord, we need more information on where this fire is and the containment status.
According to the Cal Fire incident page, there are no fires burning in Solano County right now. https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/
I went and picked up N95 masks from the local hardware store, which were flying off the shelves. The air quality is pretty bad and it’s coming into our house.
As of right now, the air quality is going to be 102 tomorrow or Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
https://airnow.gov
Will be using an n95 mask if I need to be outside until air condition improves. The masks do, however, make breathing more difficult.
I purchased Honeywell HEPA air purifiers for the house after last year’s October smokey air. They have worked great and also help greatly with pollen issues. I vacuum the first filter each week and am amazed at the crap that is filtered. Worth a look of you want to improve air quality in your home or office.
Just saw MDUSD said all schools will be open tomorrow
per MDUSD: They plan for all schools to be open tomorrow; at this time.
Does anyone know where this smoke is coming from?
@Jo It would depend on where you are, but the smoke from the Kincaid fire appeared to be blowing off to the West and towards the ocean on the last weather report I saw. The Crockett and Vallejo, Martinez fires, or anything more local to you may be to blame. Generally from the forecast, the winds appear to be blowing to the South and Southwest in Contra Costa County. So thesmoke may be from a fire that is North of you.
https://www.windy.com/?37.727,-121.866,7
Will Mountain View school be open??
Smoke smell is in my home at Clayton and Farm Bureau! Argh! Can’t sleep!
You need to order an air purifier ASAP from amazon or the like
Thank god I went to Moreno valley to visit family and not in the bay hope your all well in the bay