According to a press release, authorities have prolonged an air quality warning until Sunday attributable to ongoing wildfires within the Bay Area.
According to a news release from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, ongoing wildfires and air pollution will proceed to affect the realm's air through Saturday, “causing foggy and smoky skies.” Air quality in the realm is anticipated to stay mostly within the “good to moderate range,” the Saturday news release said. No Spare the Air warning was in effect.
“If possible and temperatures permit, stay indoors and close windows and doors until smoke subsides,” the press release said.
According to the EPA's online Air Quality Index map, air quality in parts of Morgan Hill was rated “unhealthy for sensitive groups” as of two p.m. Saturday. Other parts of the South Bay, including San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and Milpitas, had worse air quality than much of the peninsula.
And in most parts of the East Bay, from Fremont and Hayward to the Tri-Valley in Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore, air quality was moderate, as was the South Bay.
Smoke may be seen throughout Northern California from several ongoing fires, including the historic Park Fire near Chico, the Crozier Fire that broke out near Placerville on Tuesday night, and the Canyon Fire within the Sierra Nevada foothills.
According to Cal Fire, as of Saturday, the Park Fire had burned 429,163 acres and was 36% contained. The Crozier Fire had 1,960 acres and was 8% contained. And the Canyon Fire had 85 acres and was 27% contained.
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