How To Protect Yourself From Wildfire Smoke

We've got three BlueAir 505s. On high speed, they run 600CFM each. Recommended capacity wise, they are sized for a house twice the size of ours. Normally we can keep them on med-low speed, which is quiet even when sleeping. That does well most of the year, but when the smoke is around, we can crank those up.

By the way its N95 not K95 but good info

If the west coast produces the greatest forestry men and women on the planet, then why doesn’t the east coast have massive forest fires

Candle stick burning ionizes air with its little open flame. Dust and smoke particles are positively charged while in the air until get ionised (neg ch) then they go down or stick to walls. Humidity helps

Good advice, also the jerry rigged box fans+hvac filters help a lot. One question: do woodland firefighters wear respirators? It seems like they never even have masks on in photos/news and I hate to think of them breathing the smoke 24/7.

What happens when filters are gone?? Like right now?

I’ve never heard better audio on a USmuchs video.

Would have gotten more views if you titled this: I got CANCER from this product!!!

Heard a lot of these fires are arson, not wild fires. This is most disturbing and should be dealt with harshly.

Dang thank you guys for sharing. Much appreciated

Why is this not being said by all the reporters and officials?? > WHAT ARE WE BREATHING IN THE WEST? BURNT TREES of course!.. and everything else that grows in the forest, but AAAAAAAALSO!! -Powerlines(plastic/ rubber) -Power Poles(creosote) - boats(Plastic/paint/FG) - cars(plastic/paint/rubber) -RV's - trailers - toxic chemicals in sheds & garages -shingle roofs(tar/chemicals) -plastic gutters -house paint - Plywood and pressboard with various chemical glues -fiberglass insulation -more wires - computers - kitchen supplies - kids toys -TV's -shoes - beds - chairs -carpets - linoleum -couches ...all the random things that people own inside and outside of their homes... I think you get the point. Basically we are breathing just about anything and everything you can think of. This is not just regular fire smoke! This is serious toxic stuff we are dealing with here! You all do whatever you want, but I'm wearing my chemical respirator, yes even inside my house. PS: My heart goes out to all that have lost their homes in this tragedy. Stay safe out there!

How To Protect Yourself From Wildfire Smoke: Move to Georgia.

We put duct tape around our windows and any vents and use the AC along with portable air filters, also a portable swamp cooler. We almost never smell smoke and if we do it is really faint. And we live in a now burned out area from the fires, but the smoke is still strong here.

Always nice to see you reasonable normal humans

houseplants, vinegar water in bowls, I spray all the foliage of my plants and the air feels better after. :)

so you protect yourself from smoke and airborne contaminants at home, but you find it intolerable to wear a mask to be respectful to other people and keep a public health crisis from spreading...

I like the way mrs w look at ya My wife looks at me the same. I’m from Portland btw it been sucking here lately

I’ve been hearing that the government is blaming global warming for the fires. What do you think about that. I think some people are delusional.

Move to Maui

Besides n95 and n100 what other masks could help?

What kind of filter is that?

Really glad to see you guys are okay and well and having seen the last video, glad that all worked out. Great advice in both.

The US destroyed the nature so badly and now they live in hell.

Over the years, the President has said the western states need to be raking their forest land. What does he mean by this and will it work?

Wow, with Mrs wranglerstar's stares at you, it's clear you are loved back. Good job guys and appreciate the happy outlook through a hard smoky time.

Thank you

I am hoping our house plants are giving us some oxygen in our closed up house. Does anyone know if that’s true?

How come when you were out fighting fires you weren't wearing any sort of mask? Unless you took it off just for the videos?

I see Ikea tableclot curtains

Good info the smoke is so bad it’s worse than Portland & Salem Plumas county California

Be careful with kn95 mask. They are from China and are flooding the states with subpar mask. The US N95 is classified as a respirator by OSHA and NIOSH. They are designed to protect the wearer. That’s why they’re used by first responders and the medical field for COVID and mask of choice for the fires. Just remember OSHA 1910.134 requires a fit test for the best fit and to be clean shaven when wearing any respirator by any worker.

Be wary of carbon dioxide concentrations when you're sealed inside your house. It's not life threatening, but it can cause some cognitive symptoms. Having plants inside is helpful.

A+ We have put duct tape over every window seam and one of our two doors. We run our air purifier and a/c units constantly. The filters are dirty and we have no more so hopefully I can find something at the hardware store in the morning and make them fit. Smoke is still getting it and I don't know from where. Our house is a hundred years old so there are likely places we don't see where the smoke enters. Your videos are good viewing. Thank you. I sit here and smell and taste smoke. I want this to end but the fires are so close.

Your videos are good for all the fools out there that put asphalt shingles on their roofs with gutters . Why not put steel roofs with no gutters . There is little rain anyway And plumb the house and yard with irrigation and fire walls

Thank you...god bless❤🕊

Rake the leaves = no more wild fires

Your wife is hot!

Thanks for the great video. May God bless you and your family.

Thank You & be safe.

You guy's are great and thank you!!

That’s the trouble with the world today, small minded people like yourself. God made us male & female, would you be happy if Cody put on purely cooking, preserving, gardening etc; rather than his content you obviously like to watch. The comment you made about feminism, makes me think that perhaps you have been infiltrated by the MSM ideas with their agenda to split up families and couples. Think for yourself.

Don't forget to stop using your kitchen and bathroom vent fans. They're forcing the clean air out of your house. That air has to come back into your house from somewhere... like the cracks in window and door frames.

I ended up buying a HEPAilter fan yesterday due to dust/airborne allergies that my GF and I suffer from. It made an immediate difference to the air quality and we were effected by the Australian bushfires earlier this year, so I can certainly see that helping with that too if something similar occurs. Good suggestion, thanks.

Get yourself concrete siding (can get in wood, vinyl, or tile appearance from a distance) and a metal roof

Sears is gone now, but look into Austin Air. They make really good filters. They are expensive, but they are worth it since the filters last five years. A lot of newer vacuums with HEPA filters really don't do anything. The HEPA filters push away from the frame when you turn them on and the air goes around them. Some brands are especially bad for their motors running a little hot and deforming the plastic around the motors, which then allows the exhaust to bypass the filter altogether. You can tell this, because the outside of the vacuum gets filthy where it is leaking. The best defense is a vacuum that uses a HEPA bag.

Hi im Russell 👋

Lol I have a BIG ROUND one!

Both COVID and now the smoke make me happy I invested in a PAPR. P100 filters and I can breathe easy for covid over wearing a mask and I get instant relief from the smoke plus it provides actual protection from covid vs the face coverings that do little to nothing for protecting the wearer.

When are you and Mrs W going to have another baby. Get to work.

Thank you 🙏🏻

Do you know if there is a difference between the hepa fans and an ionizing fan? I know I could just google it, but wanting to know if you have any first hand experience. We use ionizing fans at my grandparents and it does make a huge difference when it comes to keeping the odor down.

Its the bagless vacs, good bagged hepa vacs should almost clean the air.

You are a great man Cody, helping others is what helps make the world a better place 👍

Mentioned this on the previous video, check out the book "The Fire Smart Home Handbook: Preparing for and Surviving the Threat of Wildfire." It's on Amazon. There's a section on smoke protection that has some more tips.

Ware your mask 👍🏿

Are you guys siblings?

your stereo channels are reversed, might i recommend you render such scenes in stereo to mono, it is less confusing for the viewer. Enough nagging, I wish you and your family the best in these times of hardship. What do you do to keep the Sweatloaf entertained when she cant go out and jump in teh puddles and play with the critters?

Take an old vacuum cleaner where you can also connect the hose at the back. Connect the hose at the back hang this hose with a large arc +/- 10 "A 15" at the top in a container with water and cover this container with a towel against splashes and start the vacuum cleaner. This now blows air into the container with water, the water now absorbs the dust and stench from the air. The smaller the air bubbles the better it works, cork or plug in the graft of the hose and 100 or 200 small holes under water in the hose works best Best regards Frits This is called a scrubber

I’ve had problems with mold and have done extensive research on air filters. Most don’t do what they say the do, Austin air and health mate is the gold standard for all pollutants, both organic and inorganic. Also is a box with 360 suction of all 4 sides not just one side

Hey Cody, are you seeing / hearing anything about these Antifa people starting some of these fires?

I heard people have been setting those fires. Try a ozone generator.

I went to the beach Tuesday the smoke was worse then it was In the valley

I run fans and 3 air filters.

Where do you start as a wild land firefighter

Fantastic advice stay safe

I think if a cloth mask will protect me from covid 19 then it will also protect me from smoke inhalation ! Yah - THAT !

We no all about wildfires down in Australia 🇦🇺 we call em bush fires 🔥 down in Australia

So how about next year when its even hotter and dryer? and the year after that and the year after that? Anyone who can read a graph knows the climate is screwed. Move now before your house and land is worthless.

Who cares how it works as long as it works. I know you are busy with the move and all but if you get a chance even after the move if you could do a quick video that would be great. Thanks.

Stay inside makes sense. Greetings,, Kitty.

@Wranglerstar - Cody, how do you protect your lungs from smoke while you're out for long hours on the job? I know a firefighter who recently died from lung cancer, after years of inhaling smoke during his job. Of course they use oxygen tanks when fighting a fire inside buildings, but they don't always wear them when outside. Over many years of exposure, the lung damage can be very advanced.

ash is basically baking soda

Better than a HEPA filter filtration through water have a pump suck the air through the water blow into the room a sealed container you have to change the water. Charcoal could be used as well in the same manner a big long vessel say 5 l or so filled with fine charcoal powder

Great information . Y'all are in our Prayers . God Bless .

you look like the guy from the game called half life

You need a snipe to be with wife

I’m in Arizona.. eastern side of the state and the smoke from California is so bad almost 1,000 miles away we can’t even see the blue sky the last few days! More than when we had a fire 80 miles away a couple months ago.

Thank you for sharing this vital information

Watching you help your friends and nieghbours with protecting their homes, a person should think themselves extremely lucky to have you as a friend. Praying for you and your family to be safe big man and for all the families affected by theses fires in oregon and california.

I listen to you more intently before the goatee. Just saying

duct tape all the things.

One thing I and any HVAC technician will advise is that residential HVAC systems are not powerful enough to operate with MERV 13 or higher rated filters. Doing so may cause added strain on the blower motor for the HVAC fan. MERV 12 is highest recommended filter you can go on a residential central air system. You are free to do as you wish, just know the risk to your equipment. Best to get a stand alone air purifier/HEPA filter like Cody has to scrub the air.

A swamp cooler pulls in outside air, but through wet filters. This humidifies the air and captures dust.

Charcoal air filter. Also, humidify, circulate, and filter. A/C strips moisture, and collects particulates in the process.

Why is her lav so huge? 😁

Great tips!!

Recirculate! When we dove the boat and were underway submerged obviously we recirculated. And of course bled Oxygen into to the atmosphere on the boat. Filters, CO2 absorption system etc. amazing! Longest time for me submerged - 10 weeks - 70 days... it works Mr. W., it surely does... we maintained 79% Nitrogen, 20% Oxygen, and 1% trace gases. Healthier than breathing the atmosphere on the surface.

Pretty bad right now up here in North Idaho. It's hot so you need AC but we have mobile units which create vacuum and pull a bit of smoke so we run a honeywell hepa smoke filter meant for cigar rooms and it does okay. Need a few more I think. We are better off than most though I guess. My grandparents lost there homes in Gates and Mill city this week so smoke doesn't seem so bad. Thanks for the info and prayers for all.

Clean your roof and gutters of old debris. Old and dry pine needles are like gasoline. Get up on your roof with a blower and blow it clean!!

OT: Hey Wranglerstar, remember that guy flying a drone around the old homestead a few weeks ago? Maybe he was scouting drone-lighting locations. There's a video going around (saw it on Twitter @fukushimaexpos2 ) purportedly of them lighting fires from a drone. Apparently the fire services do this to start back-burns, but easy enough for arsonists to use the same technique to start fires. These are strange times!

It is so smokey here! I'm definitely looking for your clear the air recipe! We did evacuate but came back after a couple of days and it's horrible outside air quality wise! Our house is pretty well sealed, however we can still smell slight amounts.

Cody, any validity to the claims Antifa has started the fires???

You are new my new favorite youtuber. I live in Bend and discovered you from the fires. You got a new viewer.

The wind changed direction now yesterday's Portland air in at my house now!! I guess smoke follows beauty lol🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

What is in ur experience the real world range of baofang radio w the upgraded antennas, ty,

The picture is still going around please make an apology video for our family chase what you did was not okay!!!

So glad you made it back home safely.

I’ve been on the fence about the air purifier for awhile. But with the smoke I’ve got one on the way. Should have done it awhile ago but I’m glad I finally did it. They make a big difference.

Sounds like good advice from somebody who has plenty of experience.

Stay safe god bless you and family