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Flag Program Resources (Pilot)

Air Quality Flag Program (Pilot)

Additional Resources

Revised On: Sep. 9th, 2024 - 06:11 pm

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 PM2.5 around the state:

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:

Prescribed Fire Smoke Resources

For information about current prescribed fires:

  • See approved burns | View > 

For information:

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 > 
  • PM2.5 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 >