Wildfire Smoke

Wildfire Smoke AQI - Forecasts & Maps

To find out more about Wildfire Smoke Advisories or Alerts, contact the District's Wildfire Response Coordinator at (707) 443-3093 x122.

Wildfire Smoke Resources

To find out more about Wildfire Smoke Advisories, guidance or resources, contact the District's Wildfire Response Coordinator at (707) 443-3093 x122.

Wildfire Smoke OSHA Guidance

The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (eg. Cal/OSHA) has adopted emergency regulation to protect workers from hazards associated with wildfire smoke.
Cal/OSHA has an emergency regulation (CCR section 5141.1) to protect employees exposed to wildfire smoke. The regulation requires the following: a) identification of harmful exposures, b…

AQ Guidance for Schools

The North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District (NCUAQMD) has provided a revised guidance recommendations (activity guide) for schools when there is wildfire smoke:

Website Accesibilty Policy North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District

North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations

Call us at (707) 443-3093

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found. In our ongoing commitment to transparency, we make the last three months' reports available to the public.

August 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report

July 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report

June 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (707) 443-3093.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.