Revised On: Aug. 27, 2024 - 11:00 a.m.

ADEQ provides the following resources to inform Flag Program participants and support decision-making related to air quality.

Real-Time Air Quality Data (applies to areas with an air quality forecast)

ADEQ, county air quality departments, and National Park Service operate monitoring networks to measure ozone, PM₁₀, and PM_2.5 around the state:

• ADEQ | View > 
• Maricopa County | View > 
• Pima County | View > 
• Pinal County | View >
• National Park Service | View >

Air Quality Index

For help understanding the Air Quality Index (AQI) and national standards, visit the following websites:

• AQI | View > 
• National Ambient Air Quality Standards | View > 

Wildfire Resources

For information about active wildfires:

• ADEQ Wildfire Smoke Forecast | View > 
• InciWeb | View > 
• Arizona Emergency Information Network (AzEIN) | View >

For help in understanding wildfires and your health:

• Fires, Smoke, and Your Health brochure | View >

For more information:

• Wildfire Resource Links | View > 
• Wildfire FAQs | View > 

Prescribed Fire Smoke Resources

For information about current prescribed fires:

• See approved burns | View > 

For information:

• Wildfire FAQs | View > 

Educational Air Quality Topics 

From ADEQ’s “Cracking the AQ Code” series:

• Patterns in Phoenix Air Pollution | View > 
• Dust in Arizona and Around the World | View > 
• PM_2.5 in Arizona and Around the World | View > 
• Arizona Prescribed Burns | View > 
• Predicting and Tracking Wildfire Smoke | View >
• Full Archive | View > 

Other Air Quality Impacts 

ADEQ air quality forecasts and the Air Quality Flag Program pertain only to air pollutants designated by EPA and where EPA has set a health-based National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). ADEQ does not forecast pollen. But, sometimes, we receive inquiries about pollen and other air-related topics. Get more information at the following links:

• Pollen:
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences | View >
  • Center for Disease Control | View >
  • Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America | View >
• Heat, heat advisories:
  • National Weather Service | View >
  • Heat Safety Tips:  | View >
• Valley Fever:
  • Arizona Department of Health Services | View >