Smoke Management in Idaho Fire Smoke and Health

Smoke Management in Idaho Fire, Smoke, and Health Workshop Diane Riley, DEQ Air Quality Analysis June 5 -6, 2001, Seattle

ID/MT Smoke Management Program 4 Program – Manage smoke from prescribed forest and range burning to protect NAAQS – Members include state air regulators, and federal, state, tribal and private land owners/managers – Executive committee is decision-making body – States are divided into airsheds with designated airshed coordinators – Each member pays their share of the program – Operates during the spring, summer, and fall burn seasons

ID/MT Smoke Management Program 4 Reporting – Burners turn in list of planned burns for calendar year – Notification required day before planned burn – Annual report including accomplished burns – Annual full membership meeting

ID/MT Smoke Management Program 4 Forecasting Unit – Meteorologist, NWS, and program coordinator work together – Daily wind/temperature profiles collected at designated locations – Real-time air quality data provided by state air regulators – Restrictions based on forecasted meteorology and air quality – Restrictions issued each day by 4 PM – Restrictions issued by elevation or airshed (www. smokemu. org)

Smoke Airshed Boundaries Impact Zones 11 -Fernan 11 -Pinehurst 11 -Sandpoint 15 -Mc. Call 17 -Salmon 19 -Idaho Falls 19/20 -Pocatello 22 -Treasure Valley 24 -Ketchum 25 -Twin Falls

Idaho Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Network PM 10 TEOMS Boise CDA Nampa Pinehurst Pocatello Post Falls Sandpoint Nephelometers Boise Lewiston Pocatello Twin Falls PM 2. 5 TEOMS Boise CDA Garden Valley Grangeville Idaho City Idaho Falls Lewiston Mc. Call Moscow* Nampa* Pocatello* Salmon Soda Springs*

Emergency Episode Rule 4 PM 10 – 1 -hour 385 ug/m 3 – 24 -hour 150 ug/m 3 4 PM 2. 5 – 1 -hour 100 ug/m 3 – 24 -hour 50 ug/m 3 4 Visibility – 2. 75 to 4. 50 miles

Smoke impacts in Treasure Valley