I took the above picture yesterday from Taylor Ranch looking into the Sandias
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From The New Mexico Department of Health:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health and New Mexico Environment Department announce an air quality alert for Sandoval, Bernalillo, Rio Arriba, Los Alamos and Santa Fe counties due to smoke from the Medio Fire, located 2 miles east/southeast of Nambe Reservoir and 5 miles north/northwest of the Santa Fe Ski Basin.
The fire spanning 2,300 acres and growing is only 5% contained. Communities impacted by smoke include Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Española, Bernalillo, the Albuquerque Metro area, Nambe, Pojoaque, and Tesuque Pueblos and surrounding communities. Smoke will persist across the area through mid-morning Monday and as such, the advisory will be in effect from 9:00 pm Sunday through 11:00 am Monday
Your eyes are your best tools to determine if it is safe to be outside. Use the 5-3-1 Method available at https://nmtracking.org/environment/air/FireAndSmoke.html. If visibility is:
- Under 5 miles, the air quality is unhealthy for young children, adults over age 65, pregnant women, and people with heart and/or lung disease, asthma or other respiratory illness. Outdoor activity should be minimized.
- Around 3 miles, young children, adults over age 65, pregnant women, and people with heart and/or lung disease, asthma or other respiratory illness should avoid all outdoor activities.
- Around 1 mile, the air quality is unhealthy for everyone. People should remain indoors and avoid all outdoor activities including running errands. Unless an evacuation order has been issued, stay inside your home, indoor workplace, or in a safe shelter.
Additional information on Medio Fire can be found on the InciWeb website as well as the New Mexico Fire Info site.
To learn more about smoke and COVID-19 visit http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/smoke-faq.html.
