The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day today for Eastern and Central Pennsylvania for fine particulate matter due to significant smoke from wildfires in eastern Canada.  

The alert covers the following counties: Adams, Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Frankin, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming, and York counties.  

On a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day, young children, the elderly, and those with respiratory problems, such as asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis, are especially vulnerable to the effects of air pollution and should limit outdoor activities. 

Residents may use www.airnow.gov to check for current air quality conditions in their area. Click here for DEP’s press release.