Metro Vancouver Wildfire Smoke & AQHI Radar
Real-time Air Quality Health Index (AQHI), fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations from BAM-1020 sensors, and air-conditioned clean-air shelters.
Hyper-Local Air Quality & Fine Particulate (PM2.5) Telemetry
Tracking 11 official BAM-1020 air stations from Kitsilano to Fraser Valley. Cleanest: Burnaby South (12 µg/m³).
🏙️ Vancouver Urban Core
No need to modify usual outdoor activities unless experiencing symptoms like coughing.
🏙️ Vancouver Urban Core
No need to modify usual outdoor activities unless experiencing symptoms like coughing.
🏙️ Vancouver Urban Core
No need to modify usual outdoor activities unless experiencing symptoms like coughing.
🏙️ Vancouver Urban Core
No need to modify usual outdoor activities unless experiencing symptoms like coughing.
🌲 North Shore & Coastal
No need to modify usual outdoor activities unless experiencing symptoms like coughing.
🌲 North Shore & Coastal
No need to modify usual outdoor activities unless experiencing symptoms like coughing.
🏞️ Burrard Peninsula Inland
No need to modify usual outdoor activities unless experiencing symptoms like coughing.
🏞️ Burrard Peninsula Inland
No need to modify usual outdoor activities unless experiencing symptoms like coughing.
🏞️ Burrard Peninsula Inland
No need to modify usual outdoor activities unless experiencing symptoms like coughing.
🌾 Fraser Valley Basin
No need to modify usual outdoor activities unless experiencing symptoms like coughing.
🌾 Fraser Valley Basin
No need to modify usual outdoor activities unless experiencing symptoms like coughing.
❄️ Public Clean-Air Shelters & Air-Conditioned Facilities
Free, publicly accessible municipal facilities equipped with central air conditioning and commercial HEPA filtration systems.
Vancouver Public Library (Central Branch)
Open Today📍 350 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC V6B 6B1
Mount Pleasant Community Centre
Open Today📍 1 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5T 3H7
Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre
Open Today📍 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2W3
Kitsilano Community Centre
Open Today📍 2690 Larch St, Vancouver, BC V6K 4K9
Britannia Community Services Centre
Open Today📍 1661 Napier St, Vancouver, BC V5L 4X4
West End Community Centre
Open Today📍 870 Denman St, Vancouver, BC V6G 2L8
Hillcrest Community Centre
Open Today📍 4575 Clancy Loranger Way, Vancouver, BC V5Y 2M4
Air Quality & Wildfire Smoke: Frequently Asked Questions
What PM2.5 level triggers a Metro Vancouver Wildfire Smoke Advisory?
Metro Vancouver issues a regional Air Quality Advisory when 24-hour rolling average concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exceed 25 µg/m³ or when widespread wildfire smoke causes persistent high AQHI readings (7+).
Where are clean-air public cooling shelters located during smoke events in Vancouver?
Public community centres and Vancouver Public Library branches (such as Central Library on Georgia St, Mount Pleasant CC, and Britannia CC) operate as clean-air shelters equipped with high-efficiency commercial HEPA filtration and air conditioning.
How does AQHI differ from raw PM2.5 measurements?
The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) is a scale from 1 to 10+ indicating acute health risk calculated from a combination of PM2.5, ground-level ozone (O3), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). PM2.5 specifically measures microscopic airborne particles in micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m³).
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