Emergency Alert Goes Out Regarding Unhealthy Air in Greater Gardner MA
Here is the alert received on June 7, 2023: “Due to the current fires in the West and Canada the local air quality has been affected and is considered to be unhealthy for sensitive groups. This includes people with heart or lung disease such as asthma. Older adults children teenagers and people who are active outdoors people with lung disease are at greater risk from exposure to ozone while people with either lung disease or heart disease are at greater risk from exposure to particle pollution the same standards can be applied to pets and animals people in sensitive groups should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exhaustion(?) take more breaks and do less intense activities and follow asthma action plans and keep quick relief medicine handy watch for symptoms such as coughing or shortness of breath.”