{"id":2459,"date":"2026-08-01T20:19:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T01:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factsisfacts.com\/?p=2459"},"modified":"2026-08-01T21:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T02:46:28","slug":"wildfire-smoke-keeps-boise-area-air-unhealthy-for-sensitive-groups-outdoor-burning-prohibited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factsisfacts.com\/environment-weather\/wildfire-smoke-keeps-boise-area-air-unhealthy-for-sensitive-groups-outdoor-burning-prohibited\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildfire smoke keeps Boise-area air unhealthy for sensitive groups; outdoor burning prohibited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wildfire smoke is forecast to keep Treasure Valley air quality in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range on Aug. 1, with an Air Quality Index of 135, according to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.<\/p>\n<p>An air-quality advisory is in effect in Ada County, which includes Boise. Outdoor burning is prohibited in counties covered by the advisory.<\/p>\n<h2>Three-day forecast remains in unhealthy range for sensitive groups<\/h2>\n<p>DEQ\u2019s Treasure Valley forecast, last updated July 31, projects the same Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category for Aug. 2 and Aug. 3. The forecast AQI is 125 for Aug. 2 and 105 for Aug. 3.<\/p>\n<p>The agency attributes the Aug. 1 forecast to continued wildfire-smoke impacts. It does not identify a single fire as the smoke source.<\/p>\n<h2>Guidance for sensitive groups<\/h2>\n<p>At this forecast level, DEQ advises people with heart or lung disease, children and older adults to reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.<\/p>\n<p>The AQI forecast is regional, and conditions can vary by neighborhood and time of day.<\/p>\n<h2>Burning restrictions<\/h2>\n<p>DEQ\u2019s forecast lists mandatory restrictions on residential wood heating and outdoor burning. Its advisory map states that outdoor burning is prohibited in Ada County while the advisory is in effect.<\/p>\n<p><!-- esn-ng-sources:start --><\/p>\n<section class=\"esn-ng-source-section\">\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"esn-ng-sources\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deq.idaho.gov\/air\/AQIPublic\/Forecast?siteId=14\">Treasure Valley 3-Day Air Quality Forecast<\/a><span class=\"esn-ng-source-organization\">, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deq.idaho.gov\/air\/AQIPublic\/Map\/OutdoorBurn\">Air Quality Advisory and Outdoor Open Burning Restrictions and Recommendations<\/a><span class=\"esn-ng-source-organization\">, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- esn-ng-sources:end --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Idaho DEQ forecasts Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups air quality in the Treasure Valley on Aug. 1, with an AQI of 135, as wildfire smoke continues to affect the region. An advisory is active in Ada County, where outdoor burning is prohibited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[301],"tags":[63,62,306,65,64],"class_list":["post-2459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environment-weather","tag-air-quality","tag-boise-id","tag-idaho","tag-outdoor-burning","tag-wildfire-smoke"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/factsisfacts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/factsisfacts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/factsisfacts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/factsisfacts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/factsisfacts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2459"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/factsisfacts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2549,"href":"https:\/\/factsisfacts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459\/revisions\/2549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/factsisfacts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/factsisfacts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/factsisfacts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}