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we were downwind of the deer, so it couldn't smell us
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In April, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved $3 million to help homeowners downwind of the fires to test their yards for lead.
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Safety officials issued the shelter-in-place at 9:31 a.m. Contra Costa County health officials called on a hazardous materials team to investigate the impact of the fire on residents in Martinez, because the fire smoke blew downwind, according to the Bay Area Air District.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
And downwind of the fire’s boundary, between 70% and 80% of samples surpassed that limit.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Hopkins said fire department personnel also monitor the outside air and wind direction, knowing that homes downwind are likely to smell the gas and call the fire department with concerns.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Safety officials issued the shelter-in-place at 9:31 a.m. Contra Costa County health officials called on a hazardous materials team to investigate the impact of the fire on residents in Martinez, because the fire smoke blew downwind, according to the Bay Area Air District.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
And downwind of the fire’s boundary, between 70% and 80% of samples surpassed that limit.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Hopkins said fire department personnel also monitor the outside air and wind direction, knowing that homes downwind are likely to smell the gas and call the fire department with concerns.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Downwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downwind. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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downwind
adverb or adjective
down·wind
ˈdau̇n-ˈwind 
: in the direction that the wind is blowing
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