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Air Quality Alert Message
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Relayed by National Weather Service Pueblo CO
810 PM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025

COC065-211500-
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810 PM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025

...AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM 430 PM
WEDNESDAY UNTIL 900 AM THURSDAY...

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has
issued the following...

WHAT...Air Quality Health Advisory for Wildfire Smoke.

WHERE...Eagle, Pitkin, Summit, and Lake Counties. Locations
include, but are not limited to Gypsum, Eagle, Vail, Basalt, Woody
Creek, Aspen, Frisco, Silverthorne, Breckenridge, and Leadville.

WHEN...430 PM Wednesday August 20 to 900 AM Thursday August 21

IMPACTS...Smoke from the Derby Fire is impacting central Colorado.
The heaviest smoke is expected in areas near the fire, but
moderate to heavy smoke is possible throughout the advisory area
overnight Wednesday and into Thursday morning.

HEALTH INFORMATION...Public Health Recommendations: If smoke is
thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain
indoors. This is especially true for those with heart disease,
respiratory illnesses, the very young, and older adults. Consider
limiting outdoor activity when moderate to heavy smoke is present.
Consider relocating temporarily if smoke is present indoors and is
making you ill. If visibility is less than 5 miles in smoke in
your neighborhood, smoke has reached levels that are unhealthy.

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