雾霾笼罩下的温哥华
汉加:PM2.5值是平时的30倍;一人在林火中丧生
生命
BC省1名61岁的伐木工在林火中丧生，成为今年因林火死亡的第一人，加拿大皇家骑警表示，悲剧发生在周日中午时分，但没有给出其他细节
政府
省林业厅长Steve Thomson.表示，现在是自2003年Kelowna火情及2010年火灾以来最具挑战性的野火时刻。到目前为止，已经花费了8000万元用于灭火。BC向其他省份和美国寻求帮助，但汤姆森说，资源捉襟见肘，因为加拿大的西部省份和华盛顿州正在面临同样的问题。BC省正在洽谈引进马丁火星喷水机（Martin Mars Water Bombers），尽各种可能保护公共安全
禁火令
BC省大部分地区目前接将火警危险升至「极高」，省府也颁下「禁火令」，严禁市民及露营者生火或使用任何引火物品。也劝吁旅游人士切勿进入疏散区。温哥华岛南部也罕见地进入四级乾旱，要求市民在现水令下，再减少20%的用水量。
飞行
Flight students can't log hours due to poor visibility
被厚厚阴霾笼罩着的温哥华，天空能见度变差，严重影响飞行学员的起飞练习
空气质量
Air Quality Advisory still in effect for Metro Vancouver
大温都会局发出空气质量警告,指空气中的悬浮粒子已达高浓度。大温地区的细颗粒物和烟雾，在有强风吹散前，雾霭不会消失。由于空气中的颗粒悬浮物过量，大温地区星期日(7月5 日)4:30pm发布空气质量警告，PM2.5爆表，属于非常危险的级别。
星期日晚9点更新，距离卑诗省最近的空气质量检测点，美国华盛顿州(Loomis，Custer)PM2.5达到了149(不健康级别)，下午6点时出现最高峰PM2.5值高达182。贝灵汉姆(Bellingham)的PM2.5也一度高达168。
卑诗省内PM2.5数据并未更新。但根据卑诗空气质量局温哥华国际机场(YVR)监测的数据显示，星期日PM2.5值高达132.5µg/m3(每立方米空气中颗粒物含量,www. bcairquality.ca)
而大温地区过去15年平均的PM2.5只有5，这次浓雾导致空气悬浮颗粒是平时的约30倍。
大温哥华地区空气质量咨询师解释，在温哥华，本拿比和北岸尤为严重。民众被鼓励留在家里。有慢性病的人避免剧烈运动和外出。
此外长者、婴幼儿，以及糖尿病、肺病和心脏疾病者需特别当心，即使一般民众也最好待在室内，若有空调设备更佳，减少暴露在悬浮粒子环境的机会。民众也可利用www.airmap.ca 及www.bcairquality.ca等网站查询最新的空气品质报告。
如何降低健康风险
避免重型车集中道路，避免山火区域;
保持凉爽并多喝水;
患有哮喘、慢性呼吸疾病和心脏衰竭病人，密切留意病情。症状如果恶化，立即就医;
呆在凉爽有空调的环境里，减少吸菸或吸尘等室内污染源;
使用空气净化器;
在大型有空调建筑内暂避
Tips to reduce your personal health risk.
Avoid roads with heavy vehicle traffic and areas with wood smoke.
Stay cool and drink plenty of water.
Continue to manage medical conditions such as asthma, chronic respiratory disease and heart failure.
If symptoms continue to be bothersome, seek medical attention.
Maintaining good overall health is a good way to reduce health risks resulting from short‐term exposure to air pollution.
And especially for persons with chronic underlying medical conditions:
Stay in a cool, air‐conditioned environment and reduce indoor sources of pollution such as smoking and• vacuuming.
Run an air cleaner. Some room air cleaners, such as HEPA filters, can help reduce indoor particulate levels• provided they are the right size for your home and filters are changed regularly.
Take shelter in air‐conditioned buildings which have large indoor volumes and limited entry of outdoor air.
Voluntary Emission Reduction Actions
Reducing sources of fine particulates throughout Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley will be beneficial to air quality.
Actions people can take: Minimize the use of diesel powered equipment.
Consider taking transit or carpooling rather than driving to your destination.
Follow local regulations for recreational fires.
Avoid lighting a fire where possible.
Additional Information
Transportation, non‐road engines, heating and burning are significant sources of fine particulates in Metro• Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
Under provincial legislation, Metro Vancouver is responsible for monitoring air quality, controlling industrial, commercial and some residential emissions, creating long‐term plans, and conducting emission inventories for the Metro Vancouver region.
To help reduce air emissions throughout the Lower Mainland, Metro Vancouver works cooperatively with the Fraser Valley Regional District, the B.C. Environment Ministry, Environment Canada and other agencies to develop and implement emission reduction programs for businesses and local residents. Further information about air quality programs in the region can be found on Metro Vancouver’s website at http://www.metrovancouver.org.
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