PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- None of us are strangers to masks these days and now, health officials are recommending we wear them until the air quality improves. You might have bags of face masks in every ...

"The health impacts of a wildfire can affect communities even miles away from the fire," says Allie Kelleher, Direct Relief Program Manager. Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South ...

The devastating wildfires that have ravaged parts of California brought with them plumes of smoke, shrouding some communities in a soupy black fog. Air pollution like that is full of tiny particles ...

WARREN COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – As a wave of smoke moves through upstate New York resulting from a series of wildfires reaching the Quebec province of Canada, New Yorkers are looking to stay safe. On ...

Many people choose to wear an N95 mask as a way to reduce exposure to harmful viruses and airborne toxins or pollutants.

Wildfire smoke continues to impact the air quality across Washington state, and the Washington State Department of Health warns that it may get worse before it gets better. Washington residents are ...

The smoke is has cleared from New York City earlier this month, but it’s now rolling into Chicago. A closely tracked global website, IQ Air, ranked Chicago as the worst city for air quality in the ...

As smoke from Canada wildfires affect areas in the northeastern U.S., people may be wondering if returning to mask-wearing or buying air purifiers will help. Search results for "smoke masks for fire" ...

Traveling smoke from Canada's wildfires created an orange-tinged smog that shrouded New York City on Wednesday, obscuring its famous skyscrapers and causing residents to don face masks, as cities ...

A woman in Rochester, New York, created an "incredible" mask to protect her dog from wildfire smoke in the area. "Lots of smoke today in Rochester. My wife made a mask for our dog though. Kind of ...