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

Source: ECCC · IAKID, BC

Station IAKID, British Columbia registered an AQHI of 11 (Very High Risk (10+)) on 2026-09-18 at 10:00. This page preserves the ECCC automatic monitoring row. Confirm the live AQHI value on ECCC's air quality map before changing outdoor plans.

Station IAKID: ECCC AQHI reading

Station
IAKID
Province / region
British Columbia
AQHI value
11
Risk category
Very High Risk (10+)
Measurement date
2026-09-18 at 10:00
Published
September 18, 2026
AQHI-10PLUS

Practical guidance: Reduce or reschedule strenuous outdoor activity; people with heart or breathing conditions should avoid outdoor exertion and consider moving activities indoors.

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 IAKID

  • 2026-09-17 AQHI 11 · Very High Risk
  • 2026-09-15 AQHI 8 · High Risk
  • 2026-09-09 AQHI 11 · Very High Risk
  • 2026-08-02 AQHI 8 · High Risk
  • 2026-08-01 AQHI 7 · High Risk

AQHI network standing

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

This station AQHI
11
Archive rank
#5 of 27
Same-day rank (2026-09-18)
#1 of 2
Same-day high
Ties the same-day national high

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Current Air Quality

IAKID, BC recorded an AQHI of 11 in the Very High Risk category on 2026-09-18 at 10:00. The primary reading is the overall AQHI value.

What This Means

An AQHI of 11 falls into the Very High Risk category, indicating elevated health risks from air quality conditions.

Who Should Take Precautions

Everyone should take precautions at this level, as the entire population may be affected.

What You Should Do

Reduce or avoid outdoor physical activities until conditions improve.

Source

ECCC Air Quality Alert

Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗

Related Air Quality

All Air Quality →

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

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 IAKID? ▾
AQHI reading of 11 (Very High Risk) reported for IAKID, BC on 2026-09-18.
What does Very High Risk (10+) mean? ▾
Health effects likely for everyone; sensitive groups should reduce or reschedule outdoor exertion. Reduce or reschedule strenuous outdoor activity; people with heart or breathing conditions should avoid outdoor exertion and consider moving activities indoors.
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 IAKID had AQHI alerts before? ▾
Yes. Areazine's archive has 5 earlier high-AQHI readings at this station: 2026-09-17 (AQHI 11, Very High Risk); 2026-09-15 (AQHI 8, High Risk); 2026-09-09 (AQHI 11, Very High Risk); 2026-08-02 (AQHI 8, High Risk); 2026-08-01 (AQHI 7, 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.

Source 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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