Greater LA

The health effects of inhaling wildfire smoke

Hosted by Steve Chiotakis Oct. 29, 2019 Los Angeles

Firefighters facing a wildfire. Photo credit: Pixabay.

As fires continue to chew through the parched Southern California brush, all that smoke can cause health problems. How dangerous is that smoke, and what can you do to protect yourself?

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Credits

Host:

Steve Chiotakis

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Jenna Kagel