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IACMP, BC High Risk Air Quality Alert for 2026-09-18

Source: ECCC · IACMP, BC

Station IACMP, British Columbia registered an AQHI of 7 (High Risk (7-9)) on 2026-09-18 at 08:00. This page preserves the ECCC automatic monitoring row. Confirm the live AQHI value on ECCC's air quality map before changing outdoor plans.

Station IACMP: ECCC AQHI reading

Station
IACMP
Province / region
British Columbia
AQHI value
7
Risk category
High Risk (7-9)
Measurement date
2026-09-18 at 08:00
Published
September 18, 2026
AQHI-7-9

Practical guidance: People with heart or breathing conditions should reduce or reschedule strenuous outdoor activity; most others can continue usual activities but should watch for symptoms like coughing or throat irritation.

Record status: Published September 18, 2026. ECCC updates AQHI readings hourly, confirm the live value before acting.

British Columbia air-quality context

British Columbia's AQHI alerts are most often driven by wildfire smoke during summer and early fall, when smoke plumes can push readings into High or Very High Risk across the province's interior and coastal valleys.

ECCC air quality map ↗

AQHI history at IACMP

  • 2026-08-20 AQHI 7 · High Risk
  • 2026-05-27 AQHI 9 · High Risk

AQHI network standing

Ranked by archived AQHI value across Areazine's ECCC mirror (27 stations nationwide, any province).

This station AQHI
7
Archive rank
#24 of 27
Same-day rank (2026-09-18)
#2 of 2
Same-day high
AQHI 11 at IAKID, BC

Higher AQHI in archive

Current Air Quality

IACMP, BC recorded an AQHI of 7 in the High Risk category on 2026-09-18 at 08:00. No specific pollutants are listed in the source data.

What This Means

An AQHI of 7 falls in the High Risk category, indicating elevated health risk from air quality.

Who Should Take Precautions

Sensitive individuals should consider limiting outdoor activities based on the High Risk category.

What You Should Do

Follow standard guidance for High Risk air quality levels to reduce exposure.

Source

ECCC Air Quality Alert

Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗

Related Air Quality

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IAKID, BC Air Quality Alert: Very High Risk AQHI 11 on September 18, 2026

ECCC · September 18, 2026

IAKID, BC Air Quality: Very High Risk AQHI 11 on 2026-09-17

ECCC · September 17, 2026

IAKID, BC Air Quality: High Risk AQHI 8 on 2026-09-15

ECCC · September 15, 2026

What People Ask

Common questions about this AQHI air-quality advisory.

What AQHI reading was recorded at IACMP? ▾
AQHI reading of 7 (High Risk) reported in IACMP, BC on September 18, 2026.
What does High Risk (7-9) mean? ▾
Sensitive groups should reduce prolonged or strenuous outdoor exertion. People with heart or breathing conditions should reduce or reschedule strenuous outdoor activity; most others can continue usual activities but should watch for symptoms like coughing or throat irritation.
What typically causes AQHI alerts in British Columbia? ▾
British Columbia's AQHI alerts are most often driven by wildfire smoke during summer and early fall, when smoke plumes can push readings into High or Very High Risk across the province's interior and coastal valleys.
Has station IACMP had AQHI alerts before? ▾
Yes. Areazine's archive has 2 earlier high-AQHI readings at this station: 2026-08-20 (AQHI 7, High Risk); 2026-05-27 (AQHI 9, High Risk).
How is the AQHI scale different from a single-pollutant index? ▾
The Air Quality Health Index combines ground-level ozone, fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and nitrogen dioxide into one 1-10+ scale describing overall health risk, rather than reporting one pollutant's concentration on its own.

Primary source data

EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data

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AirNow (EPA / NOAA)

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National Weather Service

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CDC Air Quality & Health

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