Tag Archive: wildfire smoke

Wildfires have raged across more than 3 million acres in California so far this year, leaving behind a wide path of destruction on land and skies as smoke billowed across the state and beyond, impacting air quality as far away as New York. It’s an impact – and a growing…

The California wildfire season has arrived, running through October with the height of fire season occurring during the scorching months of July, August, and September. An outlook report from the National Interagency Fire Center published on Aug. 1, noted a significant increase in fire activity throughout July as “fuels continued…

Wildfire season is underway in California and state officials are calling on employers to take steps to help mitigate the effects on human health that inevitably come with it. In preparation for the worsening outdoor air quality, Cal/OSHA passed an emergency regulation in July designed to protect workers from harmful…