The Lincoln County Health Department works to increase awareness and education of outdoor air pollutants and provide prevention strategies for maintaining clean air. We also provide free HEPA air filters to income-eligible individuals with underlying health conditions to ensure clean air in their homes.
Air pollution, including smoke from wildfires, is bad for everyone’s health. Wildfire smoke is a growing health concern in the Pacific Northwest as hotter, drier summers increase risk for wildfires. You can protect yourself by checking air quality and staying indoors as much as possible when air quality is poor. To check air quality in your area go to: Real-time Air Quality Monitoring by PurpleAir
- Lincoln County Health Department provides HEPA air filters to income-eligible individuals with underlying health conditions to ensure clean air in their homes during a smoke-event. Click here for the application.
- Or make your own HEPA Filter!
- Purple Air
- The Lincon County health department is working in tandem with local schools to monitor indoor and outdoor air quality using Purple Air Monitors. They were distributed to the following locations in Lincoln County;
- Reardan
- Davenport
- Wilbur
- Almira
- Harrington
- Odessa
- Sprague
- The monitors provide real-time reports of air quality to the Washington Smoke Blog.
- To better understand the current air quality index in your area, check here!
- The Lincon County health department is working in tandem with local schools to monitor indoor and outdoor air quality using Purple Air Monitors. They were distributed to the following locations in Lincoln County;
The Lincoln County Health Department has secured a limited supply of HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filters through a grant from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources to support low income and health impaired residents through poor air quality. The HEPA filter becomes the property of the recipient.
Each portable air cleaner comes with one additional replacement filter. Users of these filters assume responsibility for obtaining and replacing the HEPA filters in accordance with manufacturers recommendations.
Please submit an application to see if you qualify. You can submit using our online application or visit us at 90 Nicholls St., Davenport, WA to fill out a hard copy application.
It’s important to know the effects of smoke from fires and how to keep you and your loved ones safe and healthy during a smoke event. Below are some resources that will be helpful to you:
- Smoke From Fires | Washington State Department of Health
- Interactive Maps (wa.gov)
- Washington Smoke Information (wasmoke.blogspot.com)
- How Wildfire Smoke Affects Your Body | Wildfires | CDC
- AQI Basics | AirNow.gov
- Healthy Air Quality in Schools | Washington State Department of Health
- Washington Children and Youth Activities Guide for Air Quality