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The health risks associated with smoke from wildfires are often serious. As well as burning eyes and runny nose, wildfire smoke can aggravate heart and lung conditions and even cause premature death. But recent studies from the University of California...
Would your home survive a wildfire?
There is no doubt, wildfire season 2020 was one of the worst on record. A combination of global warming and Covid-19 left many areas of the county highly vulnerable to major fires. Last year, there were more than 57,000 fires,...
Smoke from wildfires carries microbes and is more toxic that traffic fumes
Wildfire season 2020 was without doubt, one of the worst we have ever seen. A combination of global warming, high winds and Covid-19 resulted in 31 deaths, millions of acres destroyed, and many families left homeless. A ‘wildfire year’ is...
It’s fair to say that most of us will be glad to see the back of 2020. The arrival of Covid-19 brought about change on a scale that we could not have imagined 12 months ago. But as vaccines from...
Another terrible year for wildfires
Back in April we predicted a difficult 2020 wildfire season, and as we come to the end of the year, our predictions have sadly come true. The arrival of Covid-19 halted all prescribed burns, many community ‘Wildfire Awareness’ meetings were...
Wildfire smoke doesn’t just disappear
This year’s wildfire season has been one of the worst on record, and sadly it’s not over yet. A combination of climate change and the arrival of Covid-19 has left some parts of the country extremely vulnerable. Death toll from...
Got a question? We’re here to help!
We’re always happy to answer any questions you may have. Whether you’re new to Austin Air or you’ve been with us for 30 years. So this week, we decided to put some of your questions into one place! Here’s a...
For many parts of the country, wildfire season is well under way. So we’re asking the questions, what exactly is smoke? How is it made? What’s in it? Why do some fires produce more smoke than others? And what are...
Covid-19 complicates an already difficult wildfire season
Even before the fires started to burn, Covid-19 was having an impact on this year’s wildfire season. Earlier this year, in California, all prescribed burns were suspended due to the virus. Training and vegetation clearance were also proving difficult to...