Tips to Help Protect Your Family's Health During Forest Fires

Continental Divide fire;Harlan Kredit;July 1976

Tips to Help Protect Your Family's Health During Forest Fires

  1. Close the windows and put on the air conditioning, but keep the fresh-air intake closed.
  2. Wear a mask or face scarf when outdoors.
  3. Change or wash your furnace filter frequently.
  4. Use a high capacity smoke removal Hepa air purifier with carbon, around the clock and have spare replacement filters.
  5. Use a sealed Hepa vacuum cleaner to sweep up all dust particles which have settled on floors and furniture.