Winds have carried smoke from the Georgia/Florida wild fires into the Birmingham area this morning. At-risk groups (children, the elderly, and people with heart and lung diseases) are urged to take precautions for the rest of the day: stay inside and no heavy exercise or work.
AIR QUALITY ALERT
CODE RED
for
Particle Pollution
Issued for Saturday, May 26, 2007
JEFFERSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES
Air Quality Alert-Take Action:
· Carpool or take the bus
· Combine errands into one trip
· Postpone unnecessary travel
· Limit idling-avoid drive thru’s
· Mow the lawn another day
· Don’t burn leaves or trash
Voris Williams
Air Quality Coordinator
Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham
1731 1st Avenue North, Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35203
205-264-8448
