Air quality good in the Columbia Basin, despite fires
The largest fire burning in Washington is the Bear Gulch Fire in Mason County which has scorched around 8,700 acres as of Monday.
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MOSES LAKE – The fires below were burning and causing smoke and air quality concerns regionally as of Monday afternoon. The information was compiled from INCIWEB, WatchDuty and AirNow.
Bear Gulch Fire: 8,702 acres. 13% contained. Mason County. Started July 6. Human-caused.
Bear Creek Fire II: 267 acres. 70% Contained. Started July 31. Ferry County. Lightning-caused.
Crescent Road Fire: 881 acres. 95% contained. Started Aug. 13. Lincoln County. Human-caused.
Pomas Fire: 3,533 acres. No containment. Started June 13. Chelan County. Lightning-caused.
Air quality:
Air quality labels are decided by the air quality index number. Between zero and 50 is good, 51-100 is moderate, 101-150 is unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151-200 is unhealthy, 201-300 is very unhealthy and above 301 is hazardous.
Ephrata: Good, 39 Air Quality Index.
Moses Lake: Good, 45 Air Quality Index.
Othello: Good, 49 Air Quality Index.
Quincy: Good, 22 Air Quality Index.
SOURCES: INCIWEB, WATCHDUTY, AIRNOW.