Ce que tout le monde au Canada devrait savoir sur la fumée des feux de forêt
Les feux de forêt augmentent en fréquence et en intensité à travers le pays. Découvrez comment la fumée des feux de forêt peut avoir un impact sur votre santé et apprenez des conseils pour assurer votre sécurité et celle de votre famille.
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00:00The frequency and intensity of forest fires is increasing across the country.
00:16The smoke from forest fires contains a mixture of gas, particles and water vapour.
00:20Particles are the main risk to health and can have an impact on humans, even at very low levels.
00:27The smoke from forest fires can spread over hundreds, even thousands of kilometres from a fire zone.
00:34As a result, the smoke can have an impact on air quality in the close and distant areas of forest fires.
00:40The exposure to the smoke from forest fires can cause symptoms,
00:44ranging from mild irritation of the eyes and throat to chest pain or a strong cough.
00:49Check your air quality.
00:51If you feel symptoms, reduce or stop any intense outdoor activity.
00:57If an opinion on air quality is issued, cancel your outdoor activities and go indoors.
01:03When you are indoors, keep the windows and doors closed as much as possible.
01:08In the event of high heat and poor air quality, the priority is to stay cool.
01:14It is important to clean or regularly change the air filters in your ventilation system.
01:19Consider investing in one or more certified portable air purifiers.
01:23Install carbon monoxide detectors and test them regularly.
01:28Some groups are more at risk than others,
01:30including very young children, elderly people and people with a disease.
01:35If this is your case or that of your family,
01:37ask a health professional to develop a plan to deal with the smoke from a forest fire.
01:42For more information and advice on how to prepare
01:46and protect yourself against the smoke from forest fires,
01:49visit canada.ca.smokeforestfires.