# Air Quality Events **URL:** https://community.purpleair.com/c/current-air-quality-events/29.md [Latest](https://community.purpleair.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.purpleair.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the Air Quality Events category](https://community.purpleair.com/t/about-the-air-quality-events-category/1232)
**Author:** [@PurpleAir](https://community.purpleair.com/u/PurpleAir)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/about-the-air-quality-events-category/1232 "2022-07-15T17:52:56Z")
As a PurpleAir Community member, you can use this category to discuss local air quality issues and other interesting data you come across. If you have a related question, please ask it here! --- ## [Air quality in Los Angeles since fires](https://community.purpleair.com/t/air-quality-in-los-angeles-since-fires/22473)
**Author:** [@Curiousinla](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Curiousinla)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 9:47am UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/air-quality-in-los-angeles-since-fires/22473 "2025-12-24T09:47:54Z")
I’m wondering how to obtain an average of air quality in LA since the fires. We’ve noticed almost daily “red” on the purple air monitors since the fires and wondering what is going on. There seems to be no discussions a… --- ## [Wildfires in LA](https://community.purpleair.com/t/wildfires-in-la/11422)
**Author:** [@PurpleAir](https://community.purpleair.com/u/PurpleAir)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/wildfires-in-la/11422 "2025-02-01T16:37:47Z")
We have received and seen a number of comments about the air quality in LA. Generally, people are asking why the PurpleAir map is green when the fires are still ongoing. There are a few things to consider, which we’ll ta… --- ## [Kansas city peeps](https://community.purpleair.com/t/kansas-city-peeps/10935)
**Author:** [@Belle](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Belle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/kansas-city-peeps/10935 "2024-12-16T01:27:48Z")
We need to contact our city council, concerning reducing pollution. Banning the sale of gas motor mowers and enforcing our laws concerning car exhausts. Contact them asap the airs getting worse. --- ## [Northern italy](https://community.purpleair.com/t/northern-italy/8049)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/northern-italy/8049 "2025-01-07T22:30:14Z")
I watch european Purple Air monitors just out of curiosity. Day after day the area around Milano is in pretty bad shape, related to PM 2.5. One of the few areas of western nations where this consistently bad air pollut… --- ## [Air quality on the PNW coast shows as poor, with seemingly no reason](https://community.purpleair.com/t/air-quality-on-the-pnw-coast-shows-as-poor-with-seemingly-no-reason/6527)
**Author:** [@viktorious](https://community.purpleair.com/u/viktorious)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/air-quality-on-the-pnw-coast-shows-as-poor-with-seemingly-no-reason/6527 "2023-09-29T21:18:40Z")
I have a sensor right on the coast in Long Beach Washington, my sensor very often relays that PM2.5 is moderate to unhealthy. This seems to be the case for other sensors located along the Oregon coast. The thing is, tha… --- ## [Are Fireplaces the reason behind the DMV area's abysmal readings?](https://community.purpleair.com/t/are-fireplaces-the-reason-behind-the-dmv-areas-abysmal-readings/3265)
**Author:** [@Ammar\_Rai](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Ammar_Rai)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/are-fireplaces-the-reason-behind-the-dmv-areas-abysmal-readings/3265 "2023-06-22T23:37:21Z")
I can’t speak for the rest of the U.S., but the entire DMV area is littered with readings in the 80s, 90s, and 100s. Stepping outside our residence in Clarksburg, MD - I can see… or rather smell why - firewood burning. T… --- ## [Smoke from Canadian fires is pouring into the US and could linger for days](https://community.purpleair.com/t/smoke-from-canadian-fires-is-pouring-into-the-us-and-could-linger-for-days/4576)
**Author:** [@harry](https://community.purpleair.com/u/harry)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/smoke-from-canadian-fires-is-pouring-into-the-us-and-could-linger-for-days/4576 "2023-06-15T13:22:27Z")
Anybody else monitoring the situation. https://ucweather.org/wxaqius.php --- ## [Woodburning](https://community.purpleair.com/t/woodburning/3167)
**Author:** [@FreshAir17](https://community.purpleair.com/u/FreshAir17)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/woodburning/3167 "2023-01-08T19:20:58Z")
I’m monitoring the air quality in out yard in the U.S. my neighbor’s chimney emits a lot of smoke. I’m not sure if she is burning wood or trash. Should I change it to “wood burning” option? Also I know it says that cer… --- ## [Rum Creek Fire in Southwest Oregon](https://community.purpleair.com/t/rum-creek-fire-in-southwest-oregon/1764)
**Author:** [@harry](https://community.purpleair.com/u/harry)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/rum-creek-fire-in-southwest-oregon/1764 "2022-09-16T18:27:47Z")
The smoke from the Rum Creek Fire in Southwest Oregon is already impacting the San Francisco Bay Area. A lot of PurpleAir sensors are already over 100 AQI and for some reason, it won’t let me post the link to the map. E… --- ## [Washburn Fire in Yosemite](https://community.purpleair.com/t/washburn-fire-in-yosemite/1234)
**Author:** [@Kari](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Kari)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/washburn-fire-in-yosemite/1234 "2022-09-12T18:34:29Z")
Hi PurpleAir Community! I thought it might be a good idea to create a new category to discuss current air quality and smoke events. I have some thoughts so I’m assuming you might too! Open to your ideas as we discuss an… --- ## [McKinney Fire in Northern California](https://community.purpleair.com/t/mckinney-fire-in-northern-california/1474)
**Author:** [@harry](https://community.purpleair.com/u/harry)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/mckinney-fire-in-northern-california/1474 "2022-08-02T22:02:46Z")
The McKinney Fire started Friday (7/29) and is already more than twice the size of the Oak Fire (51,000 acres and 0% contained). Smoke from the fire seems to be going up into Oregon and Washington. To make matters worse… --- ## [Event in Houston on 7/30/2022: Sampling the City - Gulfton](https://community.purpleair.com/t/event-in-houston-on-7-30-2022-sampling-the-city-gulfton/1388)
**Author:** [@Kari](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Kari)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/event-in-houston-on-7-30-2022-sampling-the-city-gulfton/1388 "2022-07-26T20:53:37Z")
If you are local to the Houston area, join Air Alliance Houston (AAH) for Sampling the City - Gulfton, a community-led bike ride through Gulfton! Starting at Burnett Bayland Park, 6000 Chimney Rock rd., the group will t… --- ## [Oak Fire Near Yosemite](https://community.purpleair.com/t/oak-fire-near-yosemite/1349)
**Author:** [@harry](https://community.purpleair.com/u/harry)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/oak-fire-near-yosemite/1349 "2022-07-26T19:46:02Z")
I thought I would start a new thread on this one. The Oak Fire started Friday and has already burned 12,000 acres and is 0% contained. I fear this is going to be a big one. The air quality around there is already in th… --- ## [Wildfires in Europe](https://community.purpleair.com/t/wildfires-in-europe/1304)
**Author:** [@Kari](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Kari)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/wildfires-in-europe/1304 "2022-07-24T23:05:07Z")
Curious where the active wildfires are across Western Europe? I just discovered the Wildfire layer on Google Maps works in Europe. This gives us some insight into the location of these active fires and the cities/region…