Recommendations for actions to take to protect yourself from smoke.Smoke Forecast Outlooks, where available and,.Current particle pollution air quality information for your location.The AirNow Fire and Smoke Map provides information that you can use to help protect your health from wildfire smoke. See the User's Guide to learn more about Using the Map New in 2022: Enhanced information display including recommended actions and PM2.5 trends.
The EPA and USFS will update the map layers several times during year, as we respond to feedback and work to improve the map. While these sensors don’t meet the rigorous standards required for regulatory monitors, they can help you get a picture of air quality nearest you especially when wildfire smoke is in your area. Fire and Smoke Map: The EPA and USFS have created this map to test new data layers of use during fire and smoke events, including air quality data from low-cost sensors.