How To Protect Yourself Against Wildfire Smoke
The Los Angeles wildfires have been generating large amounts of smoke that can include toxic fumes and fine particulate matter. Here are ways to protect yourself.
How Wildfire Smoke Affects Your Health—and How You Can Protect Yourself
The composition of a wildfire can also have an impact on human health. With the California fires engulfing homes and businesses, smoke in the region is likely carrying chemicals released from synthetic building materials that are more toxic than those emitted from burning vegetation.
Wildfire Smoke Is Here to Stay. Here’s How to Clean the Air Inside Your Home.
If you have an HVAC system, it likely recirculates air that’s inside the house rather than drawing in air from outside. But if you have an air conditioner with a “fresh air” system that brings in outside air, you should turn off the fresh air setting on heavy smoke days. If you don’t know how, seek professional advice.
The 6 best portable air conditioners of 2025, including options to help with wildfire smoke
The best portable air conditioners keep rooms cool and offer a degree of air filtration. We test for cooling ability, noise, and energy efficiency.
How to stop wildfire smoke from getting into your home and car
Raging winter wildfires in Los Angeles are a grim reminder of how quickly wildfire smoke can creep into your neighborhood – and your home and car.
6 Home Air Purifiers Built To Filter Wildfire Smoke
Smoke from devastating wildfires can be very hazardous to your health. Here are six air purifiers that can help filter out smoke from your home.
Your Questions About Wildfire Smoke and Health, Answered
As wildfires ravage Los Angeles, experts answer key questions about how wildfire smoke affects health and how to protect ...
Wildfire smoke: What are the health risks?
Multiple massive wildfires are raging in Los Angeles, blanketing the surrounding regions under a pungent haze caused by smoke ...
Keep wildfire smoke out of your home: Expert advice to avoid hazardous conditions
With several wildfires raging around Los Angeles and evacuations underway, experts offer tips to improve your indoor air ...
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Here’s How Wildfire Smoke Can Impact Your Health
Wildfire smoke is becoming an increasingly common health hazard as wildfires grow more frequent and intense. Understanding the health impacts of wildfire smoke and taking precautions can help protect ...
Southern California’s wildfire smoke is full of toxic chemicals. Here are the major health risks to residents
Toxins in wildfire smoke can cause coughing, itchy eyes, and trouble breathing. It can also cause inflammation of the lungs, ...
How To Protect Yourself From LA's Wildfire Smoke
The smoke throughout LA can cause immediate health problems like asthma, while VOCs can lead to long-term effects like cancer ...
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Visible smoke from growing wildfire in Pacific Palisades, California, USA
On January 7, 2025, in Pacific Palisades, California, USA, @Dawgfan shared a video of visible smoke from a growing wildfire. In the video, the author is seen walking while filming the massive smoke ...
Staying safe in a wildfire: What to pack and when to evacuate
Evacuating a wildfire area can be scary, but experts say people can significantly improve their own safety with a little ...