AQI Alerts for Cripple Creek, CO

# HEADLINE -------------------- AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM 900 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 900 AM FRIDAY # SUMMARY -------------------- The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued the following... WHAT...Air Quality Health Advisory for Wildfire Smoke. # DETAILS -------------------- WHERE Elbert, Teller, El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, and eastern Custer Counties. Locations include, but are not limited to Kiowa, Cripple Creek, Colorado Springs, Canon City, Pueblo and Westcliffe. WHEN 900 AM Thursday July 02 to 900 AM Friday July 03 IMPACTS Areas downwind of the Aspen Acres Fire could have periods of moderate to heavy smoke through at least Friday morning. HEALTH INFORMATION Public Health Recommendations: If smoke is thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain indoors. This is especially true for those with heart disease, respiratory illnesses, the very young, and older adults. Consider limiting outdoor activity when moderate to heavy smoke is present. Consider relocating temporarily if smoke is present indoors and is making you ill. If visibility is less than 5 miles in smoke in your neighborhood, smoke has reached levels that are unhealthy. ISSUED AT Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM MDT ISSUED BY Relayed by National Weather Service Pueblo CO HEADER Air Quality Alert Message | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Teller