Air Quality Bureau
Information on Smoke from Wildland Fires
Many resources are already available from Federal and other State Agencies on the health effects of smoke. This page is to serve as a conduit to this information.
During wildfire events, The New Mexico Department of Health & the Environment Department will issue press releases on wildfire smoke hazards. The Department of Health has prepared a document on the Health Effects of Smoke Exposure.
Links Relating Wildfire to Human Health:
- Visibility Ranges Used to Determine Forest Fire Smoke Categories, Montana Department of Environmental Quality
- Forest Fire Smoke Categories - Breakpoints and Associated Visibility for PM2.5 Pollutant Standard Index (PSI) using TEOM PM-10 Values, Montana Department of Environmental Quality
- Fire, Smoke and Health Project - Information on health impacts and ongoing research, University of Washington Department of Environmental Health
- Health guidelines for vegetation fire events: Background papers, World Health Organization
Wildfire Location and Related Links:
- New Mexico Interagency Fire Information: NM Fire Info website
- Forest Service: Southwest Area Wildland Fire Operation website
- Department of Interior: Current wildland fire locations and maps
- NOAA Satellite Services Division: SSD Fire Detection Program
- Wildfire Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm (WFABBA)
- Web fire maps: from NASA and The University of Maryland
- Forest Service: Remote Sensing Applications Center's Rapid Response web site
- Forest Service: Region 4 fire monitoring with AVHRR (2005 only)
Related Climate Links:
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: Real-time weather data website
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Climate Prediction Center: Global Precipitation Monitoring
- NOAA, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Climate Prediction Center: US Drought Monitoring & Data