But, with hundreds of thousands of L.A. residents forced to evacuate their homes, the next best thing is a face mask or respirator to help avoid inhaling dangerous smoke particles. As we saw with ...

"These larger particles are easily trapped and filtered out by N95 respirators because they are too big to ... in wildfire smoke. This doesn't mean there's no place for surgical masks in ...

The first is to wear a face mask that can filter out the smoke, dust, and harmful particles whipped up by the wildfires. Scroll down to the bottom of this article for important resources if you ...

Share on Pinterest N95 face masks offer the best protection from lung damage from wildfire smoke but KN95 masks are also effective. JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images As wildfires decimate ...

(NewsNation) — With nearly 3000 acres burning in Califonia, health experts say N95 respirator masks offer the best protection against harmful wildfire smoke, provided they are worn correctly and ...