Air Quality Alert

Unhealthy conditions from the wildfire ash blanketing Southern California persisted this week. As massive wildfires—including the Bobcat fire near the San Gabriel Valley and the El Dorado fire in the Inland Empire—continue to burn, Orange County residents were advised to continue to limit outdoor activities, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

LW residents can monitor the air quality here by visiting https:// www. purpleair. com/map?opt=1/i/mAQI/a10/ cC0#14/33.76515/-118.08707.

People can go visit this site any time to see the air quality map and air quality index, which lists values from good to hazardous.

As of Monday, most of Leisure World was in the “unhealthy” range.

Breathing this air can make people more vulnerable to COVID- 19.

Much of the smoke has come from fires in Northern California and Oregon, experts say, pushed southward by a large high-pressure system off the coast then trapped by the local marine layer. The bulk of the ash that has fallen here is come from the Bobcat fire. Residents are urged to stay indoors, particularly those with health conditions. When going outside, experts say masks can help with some of the smoke particles.