Code Orange Alert Today

Here is the latest information received this morning on the air quality situation in Central Alabama. Perhaps we will get some relief from the stagnation and smoky air late in the upcoming week with better rain chances.

-Brian-

Alabama Partners for Clean Air Press Release

Winds have carried smoke from the Georgia/Florida wild fires into the Birmingham area this morning. At-risk groups (children, the elderly, and people with heart and lung diseases) are urged to take precautions for the rest of the day: stay inside and no heavy exercise or work.

AIR QUALITY ALERT
CODE ORANGE
for Particle Pollution

Issued for Sunday, May 27, 2007

JEFFERSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES

Air Quality Alert-Take Action:
* Carpool or take the bus
* Combine errands into one trip
* Postpone unnecessary travel
* Limit idling-avoid drive thru’s
* Mow the lawn another day
* Don’t burn leaves or trash

Voris Williams
Air Quality Coordinator
Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham
1731 1st Avenue North, Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35203
205-264-8448

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