San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Air Pollution Control District has issued a smoke advisory to notify the public of the potential for poor air quality conditions due to smoke from the TCU September Lightning Complex Fire Incidents in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties. This advisory will remain in effect until Thursday, September 4, at 12:00 PM and may be further extended depending on conditions.  Smoke concentrations will vary across the county and may be severe in multiple locations over several days.

Areas in Angels Camp and Copperopolis are experiencing an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 170 or more, indicating unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups. The below chart shows health recommendations for each AQI level.

The AQI in your area can be found here: https://map.purpleair.com/1/mAQI/a10/p604800/cC0#10.11/38.2113/-120.7029

Impacts from smoke may affect all areas of Calaveras County from the lower foothills up into the High-Country area, dependent upon wind direction, until the fire is fully extinguished.