Interactive map shows West Coast air quality amid wildfires and smoke advisory

Elyse Russo

4 years ago

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2020, file photo, a firefighter battles the Creek Fire as it threatens homes in the Cascadel Woods neighborhood of Madera County, Calif. This year's fires have taxed the human, mechanical and financial resources of the nation's wildfire fighting forces to a degree that few past blazes did. And half of the fire season is yet to come. (AP Photo/Noah Berger,File)

LOS ANGELES (NewsNation Now) — Dangerously dirty air spewing from the wildfires up and down the West Coast is seeping into homes and businesses, sneaking into cars through air conditioning vents and preventing people from venturing outside. California residents can check the air quality index in their direct area by using the search bar in the color-coded map below, which contains up-to-the-hour data from the Environmental Protection Agency.

The colors signify the following air quality index:

Green: Good
Yellow: Moderate
Orange: Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Red: Unhealthy
Purple: Very unhealthy
Dark purple: Hazardous

NewsNation affiliate KTLA contributed to this report.