Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 12:43AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued a statewide Air Quality Advisory for the entire state of Ohio as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to adversely impact air quality.
Pollutants across the state are expected to range from the 'Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups' category in the southwest part of the state to the 'Unhealthy' category in the rest of the state. Hourly concentrations at times may reach the 'Very Unhealthy' to 'Hazardous' categories.
It is recommended, when possible, to avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory conditions like asthma. Watch for symptoms including wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in the nose, throat, and eyes.
For additional information, please visit the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's website at epa.ohio.gov.
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Saturday, May 28th, 2016
Cooling the embers
Photo by Claire Giesige/The Daily Standard

Firefighters check a building for embers at 23 Fox Road, Fort Recovery. About 3:36 p.m. Friday, the Fort Recovery Fire Department responded to a call that a storage building was fully engulfed in flames. Assistant chief Dan Wendel said the fire destroyed that building and had spread to a second structure. The second structure sustained damage to the outside walls and was checked by department personnel for embers and hot spots. No one was injured in the fire, Wendel said. About 14 firemen responded with two tankers, a grass fire truck and two engines. The cause of the fire is unknown, Wendel said.

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