Air quality emergency preparedness & response

Practical, evidence-grounded tools to help communities prepare for and respond to wildfire-smoke and other air-quality emergencies (AQEs) — including clean-air shelters and low-cost PC-fan Corsi-Rosenthal boxes. Choose your role to get started.

FOR AGENCIES & CLINICIANS

Public health, emergency response & clinical

The evidence base, interactive timelines, and the case for owning AQE preparedness.

FOR BUILDERS & VOLUNTEERS

Build it

Clear, confidence-building instructions for assembling PC-fan Corsi-Rosenthal boxes at scale.

FOR OUTREACH & DISTRIBUTION

Community & distribution

Finding at-risk residents, trusted-messenger outreach, safe distribution, and education.

FOR LEGISLATORS & ADVOCATES

Legislative & policy

The policy case and a tracker of state efforts to prepare for air-quality emergencies.

AQEPREP.ORG · A work in progress. Scientific resources are cited and verified against publisher records.