air quality alert

Major wildfires are covering most of the western states causing the air to be thick and hazy. See where all of the wildfires are in real time and have time to plan ahead should the fires reach our neighborhoods.

We don't talk much about the air we breathe until it's air we don't want to breathe. From best to worst, the colors go: GREEN, YELLOW, ORANGE, RED, PURPLE. We're at ORANGE. Here's what that means and why we shouldn't completely panic.

The DEQ has issued a red air alert for the Treasure Valley following this weekend's wildfire. The alert is in effect for both Ada and Canyon County.