Another Spare The Air Alert has been issued for the Bay Area, this time a 2-day alert for Wednesday and Thursdsay. 

The reason? Ongoing air pollution issues related to wildfire smoke and smog from vehicles. 

This makes the sixth Spare The Air Alert this summer in the Bay Area. 

“We are seeing really bad air quality out there if you see it or smell it you should go in your home,” said Tom Flannigan with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. 

Tom Flannigan says see if you see it, smell it — it’s bad and you shouldn’t breathe it in. 

“These are tiny little particles that get in our lungs in damage us ,” Flannigan said. 

He adds that the same goes for pets. 

Bring them indoors if the smokey skies have reached your neighborhood. 

Flannigan says this advice doubles for children.

Kids have developing lungs and can be more impacted by poor air quality. 

I asked about the masks — should we be wearing them? 

“There is a significant create completely breathable air are complicated if you are in the area,” he said. 

The Bay Area right now is experiencing a one-two punch of poor air quality– the smoke from the wildfires and summer smog car pollution. 

“The hot inland temperatures locked in exhaust,” Flannigan said. 

From cars, this makes it worse. 

Last year during the North Bay fires, the air quality got so bad people in San Francisco and along the coast were wearing masks. 

When wildfires are in progress, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District says it’s critical that people do their part when the Spare The Air Alert goes out. 

“Anything you can do to help burning fires, carpool, help air quality in our region,” Flannigan said. 

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