Air quality advisory issued

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2003 | 9:24 a.m.

As the firefighters pulled out of a truck stop at Blue Diamond Road and Interstate 15 on Tuesday, the Clark County Department of Air Quality issued an advisory to Southern Nevada residents, who could begin smelling the smoke from the massive California fires today and Thursday.

The National Weather Service predicted winds of up to 30 to 40 mph today.

Those forecasts prompted air quality officials to issue notices to local construction sites to keep down dust on their properties.

"The notices are part of a program to help reduce possible health effects from dust storms," Clark County spokeswoman Stacey Welling said. "They expect more impact on local air quality from the wildfires if today's and Thursday's forecasts hold true."

The advisory warns most people to limit outdoor exercise and consider staying indoors as much as possible.

Residents concerned about air quality may call the department at 455-5942 or visit the monitoring section of Air Quality's website at www.accessclarkcounty.com.

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