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How to Reduce Wildfire Smoke Exposure For Kids Go Somewhere Without Smoke Go inside with (1) HVAC & MERV 13 filter or (2) a portable HEPA air cleaner Go Inside and Shut Windows 100% ~30% Wear a small size NIOSH N95 Mask correctly Wear a medical mask correctly DO NOT spend unnecessary time outside if the AQI is in the unhealthy ranges. Cloth face coverings (like those for COVID) DO NOT reliably filter out small smoke particles. ~50-80% Recirculate the air in your car More resources: wspehsu.ucsf.edu ~20% ~80% ~80% For Short Periods of Time:

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Page 1: How to Reduce Wildfire Smoke Exposure For Kidswspehsu.ucsf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/wildfireinfographic081920.pdfHow to Reduce Wildfire Smoke Exposure For Kids Go Somewhere Without

How to Reduce Wildfire Smoke Exposure For Kids

Go SomewhereWithout Smoke

Go inside with(1) HVAC & MERV 13 filter

or(2) a portable HEPA air cleaner

Go Inside andShut Windows

 ≤ 100% ~30%

Wear a small sizeNIOSH N95 Mask correctly

Wear a medicalmask correctly

 DO NOT spend unnecessary

 time outside if the AQI is in

the unhealthy ranges.

Cloth face coverings (like

those for COVID) DO NOT

reliably filter out small

smoke particles.

 ~50-80%

Recirculate theair in your car More resources: wspehsu.ucsf.edu

 ~20% ~80% ~80%

For Short Periods of Time: