Washington Department of Health http://nwpr.org en Thousands Of Face Masks Distributed In Smoke-Weary Central Wash. http://nwpr.org/post/thousands-face-masks-distributed-smoke-weary-central-wash <p>Washington state's Department of Health has shipped more than 20,000 face masks to central Washington towns blanketed by wildfire smoke. Air pollution monitors in Wenatchee, Ellensburg and nearby towns are consistently showing the air is hazardous to breathe.</p><p> Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:51:10 +0000 Tom Banse 15600 at http://nwpr.org Thousands Of Face Masks Distributed In Smoke-Weary Central Wash.