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Air quality alert issued for wildfire smoke in Colorado
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DENVER — Winds are blowing wildfire smoke from Nebraska into parts of Colorado on Friday, leading to air quality concerns.
A large wildfire in central Nebraska forced people out of their homes late Thursday and early Friday. The National Weather Service in Hastings issued the evacuation order for the town of Farnam and southwest Dawson County in Nebraska.
The 9NEWS Weather Impact Team said that the winds shifted Friday morning in northeastern Colorado, dragging in the smell of smoke blowing from the east.
The Greeley Fire Department said Friday that it had received many reports of smoke in the area and confirmed that there are no active fires within the city.
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Several fires broke out March 12 in Nebraska, according to local media reports.
That smoke moved into northeastern Colorado early the morning of March 13, the NWS in Boulder posted on X.com.
In Fort Collins, Poudre Fire Authority did respond to two small wildfires west of Horsetooth Reservoir just before 6:30 a.m., it posted on X.com. But it said it was releasing some units after its initial review of the fires.
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Thousands in Colorado Advised To Stay Indoors
Thousands of residents across southeastern Colorado are being urged to stay indoors as lingering wildfire smoke prompts an overnight air quality health advisory.
Wildfire smoke has become a recurring public health concern as changing climate conditions drive more frequent and intense fire seasons.
State health officials issued an air quality health advisory Friday afternoon as wildfire smoke spread across wide areas of southeastern Colorado.
The alert, released by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, is in effect from 4 p.m. Friday through 9 a.m. Saturday.
Counties included in the advisory are Kit Carson, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Crowley, Otero, Bent, Prowers, and Pueblo. Affected communities include Burlington, Cheyenne Wells, Eads, Ordway, La Junta, Las Animas, Lamar, and Pueblo.
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