Air quality in Metro Vancouver is not being impacted by the wildfires raging in California.
According to officials, the air quality in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley has not been impacted as of Jan. 14.
"Air quality continues to be very good throughout the region,” says a spokesperson with Metro Vancouver.
The air is measuring as a low risk on the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) with the air ideal air for outdoor activities.
Air quality on Monday evening jumped from a one to a three on the AQHI for Metro Vancouver Southwest, which includes part of Richmond and Delta; Metro Vancouver Northwest, which includes Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge and Coquitlam, is expected to stay at a three for the next 48 hours.
In the Fraser Valley, Southeast and Northeast, the AQHI is around a two for the next 48 hours.
Levels four to six are considered moderate health risks, and the general population does not need to modify their usual outdoor activities unless they experience symptoms of coughing or irritation. AQHI ranges from one to 10 and above.
An AQI scale is used in the United States to measure pollution and ranges from zero to 500.
On Jan. 14, the most polluted air quality station was near Pasadena in Los Angeles near the Eaton Fire. It measured 73 AQI, which is ranked as a moderate risk.
