Wildfire Smoke: Best Masks and Air Filter Settings

Hour 4 (10.16) A Mission Viejo lung doctor on the right mask for wildfire smoke, when to head to the ER, and how to set your home and car air. Plus, Bill Handel on fleeing the Norte Fire.

9:05 Bill Handel had to leave his San Juan Capistrano home when the wind-driven Norte Fire pushed into South County backyards. He tells Tim what it was like, and how OCFA crews and neighbors held the line.

9:20 Dr. Robert Goldberg is a pulmonologist at Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, next to the burn area. He covers which mask actually filters smoke, who is most at risk, the warning signs of respiratory distress, and when to go to the hospital. He also gives the best settings for home and car air filters and your AC.

9:35 Santa Ana winds left Southern Californians without power again. Tim makes the case for a real emergency kit: a water pump, a generator, and a chainsaw. Then he admits he changed his chainsaw blade while it was still plugged in.

9:50 Battery backup or gas? We compare Jackery power stations for keeping the fridge running with Pulsar inverter generators. Inverters throttle the engine to match the load, run quieter than open-frame contractor generators, and put out clean power for electronics. They’re the better choice when a blackout lasts for days.

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