Eerie, quiet and so much smoke: Darrington mayor reflects on hazardous air quality

A blanket of smoky particles and pollution continued to smother the Puget Sound region Thursday.

But if you think your neighborhood has it bad, consider Darrington, in Snohomish County – which sits at the confluence of multiple wildfires. The Air Quality Index there climbed past 450 this week.

The scale only goes to 500.

Soundside host Libby Denkmann spoke to Darrington Mayor Dan Rankin about how his town is doing.

Hope is in sight for all of us, according to weather forecasters.

But the air quality remains bad for the moment in Darrington.