Residents avoid outdoors due to unhealthy air quality

Residents avoid outdoors due to unhealthy air quality

AIR OUTSIDE --23ABC'STORI COOPER IS JOINING US LIVEFROM DOWNTOWN BAKERSFIELDWHERE SHE SPOKE TO RESIDENTS TOSEE HOW THIS ISIMPACTING THEIR DAY..

AND SHEHAS DETAILS ON WHAT EXPERTS SAYISBEST DURING TIMES LIKE THISTORI?YEA JESSICA, DESPITE THEPANDEMIC USUALLY MANY OFTHE RESTAURANTS IN DOWNTOWNBAKERSFIELDWOULD STILL SEE RESIDENTSDINNING ON THEIR PATIOS BUT VERYFEW PEOPLE ARE MANY OF THERESIDENTS I SPOKE WITH TOLDME THEY ARE JUST TRYING TOMINIMIZE THEIR TIME OUTSIDETODAY AND ARE EVEN SKIPPING OUTON THEIR NORMAL WORKOUTROUTINES."I ALSO PLAY SPORTS AND WE HADPRACTICE TODAY BUT I DIDN'T GOBECAUSE IT'S BAD SO"NOW THE SAN JUAQIIN VALLEY AIRDISTRICT SAYS THAT ON DAYSLIKE TODAY THE UNHEALTHY AIRQUALITY DUE TO SMOKE ANDPARTICULATE MATTER IN THE AIRCAN TRIGGER ASTHMA ATTACKS,AGGRAVATE CHRONIC BRONCHITIS,AND INCREASE THE RISK OF HEARTATTACK AND STROKE.INDIVIDUALS WITH HEART OR LUNGDISEASE SHOULD FOLLOW THEIRDOCTORS' ADVICE FOR AND THOSEWITH EXISTING RESPIRATORYCONDITIONS, INCLUDING COVID-19,YOUNG CHILDREN ANDTHE ELDERLY, ARE ESPECIALLYSUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HARMDFULHEALTH EFFECTSTHEY SAY WHEN WE AREEXPERIENCING POOR AIR QUALITYDUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE WE SHOULDMOVE INDOORS, TO AFILTERED, AIR-CONDITIONEDENVIRONMENT WITH WINDOWS CLOSED.BUT SOME RESIDENTSWHO HAVE TO WORK OUTSIDE SAYTHEY CAN'T AVOID SMOKEPOLLUTION"WE KEEP HYDRATED WE KEEP OURMASKON, WE KEEP OUR DISTANCES YOUKNOW FOLLOW THE SAFETY GENERALGUIDLINES,AD ACTUALLY THE SMOKE ISACTUALLY HELPING WITH THE HEATBECAUSE THESUNS NOT BEARING DOWN ON YOU SOIT'S PROBABLY COOLING IT DOWN ALITTLE BITAND MY GUYS LIKE THAT, I WORKFORAND LGP COMPANY THAT DOESRAILROADUNLOADING AND LOADING.NOW AGAIN EXPERTS SAY THAT YOUSHOULD NOTIFY YOUREMPLOYER IF YOU ARE PART OF ASENSITIVE GROUP ON DAYS THEYALSO STRESS THAT COMMON CLOTHAND PAPER MASKSINDIVIDUALS ARE WEARING DUE TOCOVID-19 CONCERNS MAYNOT PROTECT THEM FROM WILDFIRESMOKE.LIKE TODAY AND AGAIN DOYOUR BEST TO AVOID BEINGOUTSIDE.NOW EXPERTS SAY DURING WILDFIRESEASON YOU SHOULD ALSOCHANGE YOU AIR FILTERS ONCE AMONTH AND OR GET AN AIR FILTERFOR YOUR HOME, THEY ALSORECOMMEND THAT YOU BRING YOURANIMALS INSIDE TOO TO HELPPROTECT THEIR LUNGS AND ONDAYS LIKE TODAY YOU YOU CANALWAYS CHECK THE AIR QUALY INREAL TIME AT VALLEY AIR DOT ORGTO SEE WHEN IS THE SAFESTHOUR FOR YOU TO BE OUT ANDABOUT.THE SMOKE CLOUDING UP OUR AIR --COMING FROM HUNDREDS