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.

Close the windows and turn on the air conditioner, if you have one, setting it to circulate the indoor air. Use blankets to ...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has blanketed Michigan this summer, with 31 days of warnings for parts of Michigan..

Wildfire smoke can cause eye and throat irritation, coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath — even for healthy people. It has been associated with lung damage in children, older adults, and people ...

When smoke hangs around for days and days, its impacts on our health can take a toll. The MPCA says, fortunately, the “EPA’s guidance indicates that even with a longer exposure window people ...

Wildfire smoke can carry toxic particles, asbestos, and microplastics that linger indoors for days. Learn how to protect your home’s air.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has sent a blanket of smoke over the midwestern United States this weekend. The National ...

Smoke from the Bear Gulch Fire in Western Washington has been making its way across the state. See the forecast for Aug. 14 ...

The smoke from the wildfires that burned through Los Angeles in January smelled like plastic and was so thick that it hid the ...

Wildfire smoke has been easy to spot in Minnesota this week, coating the Twin Cities in a brownish haze that obscured the downtown skylines. But experts in lung health are more concerned about the ...

The U.S. Forest Service has fought decades of efforts to better protect its crews — sending them into smoke without masks or ...