The first week of June, 2026, is Smoke Ready Week. Throughout the week, ORCAA and other air quality agencies around the country (and the world) will share information about the best means of dealing with smoke from wildfire events when it impacts your community.
Here in Washington, one of the best tools you can use is the Washington Smoke Blog. This information-sharing website receives updates from multiple agencies, including ORCAA, to keep Washington residents updated on the latest wildfire and wildfire smoke events around the state and the Pacific NW region.
A post this week highlighted the heightened danger of wildfires this season.
“The winter of 2025-26 was exceptionally warm across the western United States. An already warm November to February was accelerated by an extended duration heat wave in March that broke monthly temperature records across large portions of the Great Basin, Central/Southern Rockies, and Southwest. As a result, by April 1, when snowpack is usually at its annual maximum, this year’s numbers were near or below record values across almost every mountain range in the west.”
Day 2: Smoke Ready Week – Minimize Exposure
Si usted o algún miembro de su familia es sensible a la contaminación atmosférica o padece algún problema de salud, hable con su médico antes de que empiece la temporada de incendios forestales. Es posible que le convenga utilizar un respirador N95 u otra mascarilla para partículas cuando haya humo.
Ahora es el momento de recoger el equipo de protección y reponer los medicamentos para que estén listos cuando los necesite. Planificar con antelación facilita la protección de su salud cuando llegue el humo.
Más información en la página de ORCAA sobre el humo de los incendios forestales