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Originally Posted by Clipdat
The firefighters have made it to the half way point, the Camp Fire is now 50% contained.
Unfortunately the death toll has increased to 71, with a whopping 1,011 people missing.
Air quality is still listed as "Very Unhealthy" in the bay area, and I can confirm that.
There's not much of a smell to the air now, as I believe the larger carbon based molecules that smell like burning have somewhat dissipated or dispersed. Unfortunately there's now an ultra fine white haze in the air. This is the tiny particulate matter that's especially damaging even though it doesn't "smell bad". The particles are so tiny that they bypass some of the body's natural filtration capability, and go straight into the deepest part of your lungs.
The air is getting to my wife and I and we're starting to feel health issues as a result. Chest pain, eye and throat irritation, and a general feeling of being unwell like malaise or fatigue.
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Buy a true HEPA air filter. We have two IQAIR and two Holmes filters. I leave the IQAIR on 24/7 365 at home. With the HVAC circulating, it the clean air ends up going everywhere. Also the HVAC has filters on the intakes. The Holmes were stored but I just took them out. I'm going to take one upstairs to my parents and one to my mother in law.
The fire on Palomares isn't listed as out yet, but the road is open. A fire truck on the road last night at 9:45pm, but they may have just been there to mop up.