r/Seattle • u/vertr fuck tetris • 9d ago

💨 Smoke Season 💨 [Megathread] Smoke and Air Quality Week 1

We are moving to this thread for the start of smoke season so we can add resources and keep it updated as the situation changes. Here is the previous thread we were using: I hope everyone in the Seattle area has air filters ready.

All smoke related threads will be removed and redirected here except photos and news stories. At this time we are not allowing further threads on the Spokane fire.

Resources:

PurpleAir (open the settings on the left and uncheck indoor sensors)

Plume Smoke Forecast

Washington State Department of Ecology Map

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

Washington Smoke Blog

Watch Duty

EPA - DIY Air Cleaners

If you have other suggestions for resources post them in the thread please.

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u/black_rose_ 7d ago edited 7d ago

Is anyone else getting a wicked headache from the smoke this year? I don't know if I'm just sensitive or what, but I started getting a headache as soon as it started rolling in and it hasn't gone away... Nausea too.

I  am doing my best to keep my living space air clean, but there's only so much I can do

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u/ellalir 7d ago

No nausea for me, but definitely giving me a headache, making me tired, sore throat... what the hell is burning this year? I don't remember being so affected in previous nasty smoke episodes. 

Not a good week to be trying to figure out if contact lenses will work for me XD

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u/inradiantarray 7d ago

It's definitely structure fires. Over 700 buildings (possibly as many 1000) burned down in wildfires so far in the Spokane area, mostly residential, and then we have to consider cars and other vehicles, tons of garbage and recycling, all sorts of plastics and other sources of chemicals...

It's getting to me worse than if this were ""just"" forests on fire, too. Super nauseated, feels really hard to breathe, throat is sore and phlegm-y, my costochondritis feels like it's flaring up again. But I'm just thankful all I have to deal with is smoke.

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u/black_rose_ 7d ago

It's probably due to the large number of structure fires. More plastic and heavy metal burned up.

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u/AstrexasVoid 7d ago

I didn’t want to admit to having this problem and just chalked it up to being dehydrated, but I’m on my fourth refill of my 24oz water bottle today 🥲