County Of Rutherford issued the following announcement on Jul. 22.
Public Service Announcement to alert you to the poor air quality in certain counties in NC due to the wildfires over the western parts of the US. Our state officials have declared a Code Orange alert in some counties, meaning the air quality outside could be unhealthy for young children, elderly, and those with heart and lung disease. It is expected to be like this for a couple of days. Tune in to your local news channel for more specifics to your area, or check out this link below to learn more about NC Air Quality Forecast: https://xapps.ncdenr.org/aq/ForecastCenterEnvista
Original source can be found here.
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