"The heat is going to help us, it's gonna lift the smoke. But the current Gifford fire by Santa Barbara, has been washing out towards the ocean and getting picked up on a current over Nevada, and that has been happening quite a bit," explains Heather Heinks, with the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District says although the haze is high enough in the atmosphere to not have severe impacts on the ground level weather patterns may shift at any given time.
"We encourage you to get a purifier, change it every 6 months or more often if you live in the area that has had a lot of smoke impacts. Close the windows, close the doors," urges Heather.
There are state programs that may be able to help, found here. Plus, when air quality is poor there are also spaces for people to stay safe and indoors, found here.
Heather continues, "Don't vacuum, don't light a candle, don't add to the particulates in the space."
They urge people to stay ready year round because inhaling particulate matter could be harmful, especially for young children, elderly population and people with breathing problems.
"Those microscopic pieces of soot, ash dust, you name it, that we breathe in, and it goes through our lungs, and it enters our bloodstream and it has very bad impacts on your lungs. Certainly long term it can have impacts on health conditions," mentions Heather.
Doctors also encourage people to stay hydrated- wear an N-95 mask when needed, watch out for symptoms like sneezing, headaches and shortness of breath.
But the key is prevention.
Dr. Vikran Dhillon, with Adventist Health in Fowler explains, "Once we come home, the best thing is to take a shower, change clothes and drink water and keep yourself hydrated."
He continues, "If you get symptoms then in that case over the counter medication like anti-histamines, nasal sprays and different types of medications can be used."
Doctors say if over the counter medications are not helping with symptoms the best thing to do is call your primary care provider.
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