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COC101-151500-
Pueblo-
910 PM MDT Tue Jul 14 2026

...AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM 900 AM
TUESDAY UNTIL 900 AM WEDNESDAY...

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has
issued the following...

WHAT...Air Quality Health Advisory for Wildfire Smoke.

WHERE...southwestern Pueblo County. Locations include, but are not
limited to Beulah, Rye, and Colorado City.

WHEN...900 AM Tuesday July 14 to 900 AM Wednesday July 15

IMPACTS...Moderate to heavy smoke from the Aspen Acres Fire is
possible in southwestern Pueblo County until at least Wednesday
morning.

HEALTH INFORMATION...Public Health Recommendations: If smoke is
thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain
indoors. This is especially true for those with heart disease,
respiratory illnesses, the very young, and older adults. Consider
limiting outdoor activity when moderate to heavy smoke is present.
Consider relocating temporarily if smoke is present indoors and is
making you ill. If visibility is less than 5 miles in smoke in
your neighborhood, smoke has reached levels that are unhealthy.

$$

COC013-005-031-059-123-001-069-014-035-152200-
Boulder-Arapahoe-Denver-Jefferson-Weld-Adams-Larimer-
Broomfield-Douglas-
910 PM MDT Tue Jul 14 2026

...OZONE ACTION DAY ALERT FROM 400 PM TUESDAY UNTIL 400 PM
WEDNESDAY...

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has
issued the following...

WHAT...Ozone Action Day Alert.

WHERE...Douglas, Jefferson, Denver, western Arapahoe, western
Adams, Broomfield, Boulder, Larimer, and Weld Counties

WHEN...400 PM Tuesday July 14 to 400 PM Wednesday July 15

IMPACTS...Ozone Action Day Alert is now in effect for the Front
Range Urban Corridor.  Sunny, hot, and stagnant weather will allow
ozone to reach the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category on
Tuesday and Wednesday. For Colorado air quality conditions,
forecasts, and advisories, visit:
https://www.colorado.gov/airquality/colorado_summary.aspx   If
possible, please help us reduce ozone pollution by limiting
driving gas and diesel-powered vehicles until at least 4 p.m.
Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Colorado is also addressing ozone
pollution through state policies. For more information about
health impacts and how ozone pollution forms in Colorado, visit:
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/ozone- pollution-and-your-health

HEALTH INFORMATION...Increasing likelihood of respiratory symptoms
and breathing discomfort in active children and adults and people
with lung disease, such as asthma. Active children and adults, and
people with lung disease, such as asthma, should reduce prolonged
or heavy outdoor exertion.

$$

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