Another piece of essential air quality protection may seem fairly low-tech, but that doesn’t make it any less effective. Face masks received a lot of attention after COVID-19 spread across the planet, and have been a high-valued piece of equipment for medical personnel for a long time before that.
However, masks are also very important when dealing with fires and poor air quality. The same filtering principles behind face masks (namely trapping particles before they reach your nose, mouth, and lungs) applies not just to viruses and bacteria, but also the tiny particles found within wildfire smoke.
Just as with COVID, any face mask is better than nothing, but to truly protect yourself, you’ll want one that can filter out the finer particles of smoke. The EPA recommends using NIOSH-approved respirators like N95 masks. Make sure they’re attached correctly and cover your face tightly so that no smoke or dangerous air is being allowed in unfiltered.
On days where air quality is poor, especially to the point where the sun is being blotted out, you should try to stay indoors as much as possible. That being said, if you do need to go outside, make sure you strap on a clean N95 mask and carry around a few spares in case you or someone you know needs one.
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