Air Quality Emergency Action Plan

What

This Air Quality Emergency Action Plan toolkit will walk you through the steps to create an action plan for yellow and red air quality days so you can be part of a movement to reduce the number of red air days and improve our community's health. 

Why

Utahns pride themselves on their emergency preparedness. We have first responders, 72-hour kits, and earthquake readiness plans to keep our families safe. Breathe Utah believes that every Wasatch Front resident should also have an emergency air quality plan in place. Although the impact of air pollution is not as immediately obvious as some threats, research clearly shows that health consequences are severe. The majority of air pollution in Utah comes from mobile sources, i.e. our cars and trucks.

By creating and implementing your own the Air Quality Emergency Action Plan you will be making a concrete difference in our air quality, and in the health of yourself and our community.

How

• Know in advance when the air quality will be unhealthy;
  
  
• plan how to avoid or reduce driving on those days to lessen the health impacts of air pollution on our community;
  
  
• test the plan in advance to work out any problems before the red or yellow air days are upon us;
  
  
• share with others that you have made this plan to inspire them to create their own; and,
  
  
• finally, act on your plan, because now you will have a plan in place and will know exactly what to do when the air quality deteriorates.

Create Your Plan

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