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Smoke Management in Idaho

Smoke Management in Idaho. Fire, Smoke, and Health Workshop Diane Riley, DEQ Air Quality Analysis June 5-6, 2001, Seattle. ID/MT Smoke Management Program. Program Manage smoke from prescribed forest and range burning to protect NAAQS

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Smoke Management in Idaho

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  1. Smoke Management in Idaho Fire, Smoke, and Health Workshop Diane Riley, DEQ Air Quality Analysis June 5-6, 2001, Seattle

  2. ID/MT Smoke Management Program • Program • Manage smoke from prescribed forest and range burning to protect NAAQS • Members include state air regulators, and federal, state, tribal and private land owners/managers • Executive committee is decision-making body • States are divided into airsheds with designated airshed coordinators • Each member pays their share of the program • Operates during the spring, summer, and fall burn seasons

  3. ID/MT Smoke Management Program • Reporting • Burners turn in list of planned burns for calendar year • Notification required day before planned burn • Annual report including accomplished burns • Annual full membership meeting

  4. ID/MT Smoke Management Program • Forecasting Unit • Meteorologist, NWS, and program coordinator work together • Daily wind/temperature profiles collected at designated locations • Real-time air quality data provided by state air regulators • Restrictions based on forecasted meteorology and air quality • Restrictions issued each day by 4 PM • Restrictions issued by elevation or airshed (www.smokemu.org)

  5. Smoke Airshed Boundaries Impact Zones 11-Fernan 11-Pinehurst 11-Sandpoint 15-McCall 17-Salmon 19-Idaho Falls 19/20-Pocatello 22-Treasure Valley 24-Ketchum 25-Twin Falls

  6. Idaho Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Network PM2.5 TEOMS Boise CDA Garden Valley Grangeville Idaho City Idaho Falls Lewiston McCall Moscow* Nampa* Pocatello* Salmon Soda Springs* PM10 TEOMS Boise CDA Nampa Pinehurst Pocatello Post Falls Sandpoint Nephelometers Boise Lewiston Pocatello Twin Falls

  7. Emergency Episode Rule • PM10 • 1-hour 385 ug/m3 • 24-hour 150 ug/m3 • PM2.5 • 1-hour 100 ug/m3 • 24-hour 50 ug/m3 • Visibility • 2.75 to 4.50 miles

  8. Smoke impacts in Treasure Valley

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