Make: Volume 87

FILTERS AND WILDFIRE

Indoor air filters typically last months, but the

EPA recommends more frequent filter changes

for air purifiers exposed to wildfire smoke. The

filters should be replaced when they are dark-

colored or smell like smoke.

CHRISTINA COLE (San Francisco)is

a founding member and head of

documentation for Open Source

Medical Supplies (OSMS), and serves

on the steering committee for theGlobal Open

Source Quality Assurance System(GOSQAS).She

is also a co-founder and director at theREAP

Centerin Alameda, California, and is pursuing a

finance degree from Johnson and Wales University.

VICTORIA JAQUA (Amarillo, Texas)

is a founding ...