To avoid breathing wildfire smoke, it's important to have the right gear. Dust masks, bandanas and damp pieces of cloth won't adequately protect you from inhaling fine particulate matter like PM2.5.

Multiple wildfires are raging in Southern California, and it’s covering cities across the region in ash and smoke. If breathing is a struggle right now, wearing a mask can help. How do fires affect ...

It isn’t the first year that Canadian wildfires have impacted areas of the United States, with billowing waves of wildfire smoke causing record high ratings of poor air quality and unhealthy ...

When smoke and ash settle into your neighborhood, it irritates your eyes, nose, throat, and lungs. That can cause long-term damage, which is why it could be time to start wearing a mask. When you ...

Smoke that’s been blown southward from hundreds of Canadian wildfires are causing hazardous air-quality conditions. With all the nasty air particles floating around, experts say you should wear a mask ...

Wildfire smoke can cause a wide array of health issues, according to the district. Along with eye and throat irritation, it can cause coughing and wheezing, especially among people with asthma, ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Air quality in Lansing was in the “unhealthy” (red) category Wednesday morning before rain moved through, according to the U.S. Air Quality Index (AQI). Like in the COVID years ...

The type of mask matters if you don’t want to inhale harmful pollutants. This is a Kaiser Health News story. Toby Lewsadder stepped outside an Ace Hardware store wearing a simple one-strap dust mask.

It’s tempting to compartmentalize the fires tearing through Southern California as some kind of environmental freak accident.

(NewsNation) — With nearly 3000 acres burning in Califonia, health experts say N95 respirator masks offer the best protection against harmful wildfire smoke, provided they are worn correctly and fit ...