{"id":10456,"date":"2025-11-27T22:26:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T22:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=10456"},"modified":"2025-11-27T22:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T22:26:53","slug":"public-health-issues-air-quality-advisory-for-western-foothills-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=10456","title":{"rendered":"Public Health Issues Air Quality Advisory for Western Foothills"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Public Health Issues Air Quality Advisory for Western Foothills<\/h2>\n<p>Boulder County Public Health has issued an air quality advisory for communities in the western foothills due to elevated particulate matter levels from prescribed burns in the Roosevelt National Forest. Residents with respiratory conditions are advised to limit outdoor activity and keep windows closed until conditions improve.<\/p>\n<p>Data from the 2024 Boulder County Community Survey shows that 45% of respondents rated this service as &#8220;important&#8221; or &#8220;very important.&#8221; The survey, conducted every two years, received 4,356 responses from residents across the county.<\/p>\n<p>Funding of $68,000 for this initiative comes from a combination of federal grants, state matching funds, and the Boulder County General Fund. The Board of County Commissioners approved the allocation during the 2024 budget session.<\/p>\n<h3>Timeline<\/h3>\n<p>Historical context: Boulder County was established in 1861 and covers 741 square miles of diverse terrain from the Great Plains to the Continental Divide. The county&#8217;s population of approximately 330,000 residents is served by 2021 county employees across 36 departments and offices.<\/p>\n<p>Safety data from the Longmont area shows 24 reported incidents in the past 12 months, a 23% change from the previous year. The Sheriff&#8217;s Office has increased patrols along 63rd Street and added community outreach programs in response to resident feedback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boulder County Public Health has issued an air quality advisory for communities in the western foothills due to elevated particulate matter levels from prescribed burns in the Roosevelt National Forest. Residents with respiratory conditions are advised to limit outdoor activity and keep windows closed until conditions improve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[13,12,14],"class_list":["post-10456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public-health","tag-boulder-county","tag-demo-data","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10456\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}