Heat and Smoke Education

Coming in 2025: Spokane Heat and Smoke Household Resource Guide

Since its establishment in 2022, the Climate Resilience Project has been compiling resources and research related to extreme heat and wildfire smoke in Spokane. With the support of the Spokane Community Resilience Collaborative, these resources will be compiled into a user-friendly guide for Spokane residents and distributed in 2025. The guide will include the information included on this page and more. Stay tuned! 

During the , . This event sparked the research and response work that the Climate Resilience Project has undertaken ever since. We welcome you to explore the information we have collected and learn how you can protect yourself, family, friends, and your neighbors against the impacts of extreme heat.

Heat Factsheets

Spokane Regional Health District and the 杏吧原创 Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment worked together to develop information about the symptoms of extreme heat exposure and ways that to manage your exposure. This fact sheets are available in five different languages- English, Marshallese, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian. The factsheets and much more information about staying safe during extreme heat are available on

Cooling resources interactive map

The Climate Resilience Project has created an interactive map to be utilized by Spokane community members seeking cooling resources, including pools, splash pads, cooling centers, and more. This map is updated regularly; if you see something that needs updated, please contact us at ClimateInstitute@gonzaga.edu.

(View the interactive map in  in its own window.)

Learn More

  • : Explore research findings on extreme heat and what our community can do to be more prepared for future heat waves.
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  • Spokane Urban Heat Island Maps
  • : Observe current statistics for heat related emergency services calls in Spokane.
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Help Your Community

In summer 2023, we launched a Cooling Fund with Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners (SNAP) to aid low-income Spokane residents who reach out to SNAP for access freestanding A/C or fans to help with their cooling needs. !

 

Check the Air Quality in Your Neighborhood 

County and State Smoke Guidance

CDC Advice for Vulnerable Populations During Smoke Events

Find Shelter During A Smoke Event

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How To Prepare Your Home Before Poor Air Quality Days

DIY Box Fan Filter Air Cleaner

Other Home Health Tips

  • Keep your indoor air as clean as possible by:
    • Not burning candles.
    • Reducing or avoiding cooking smoke.
    • Restricting aerosol use.
    • Updating/installing permanent air filters capable of filtering smoke particles.
    • Construction and Surgical masks DO NOT WORK.
      • These masks are not made to filter large particles such as sawdust and not particles as small as those in wildfire smoke.
    • Please use an N95 mask whenever possible.
    • Please see  for more information.

Help us research air quality

The Spokane region has a robust network of outdoor air quality monitoring, but relatively little data on indoor air quality. You can buy your own sensor to see if your personal indoor air quality is safe. If you do, be sure to register it so that it can inform the Climate Institute's research on indoor air quality.