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One organization works to protect farmworkers from hazardous wildfire smoke

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For weeks this summer, wildfires cloaked the Treasure Valley in heavy smoke, with air quality ranging from unhealthy to hazardous.

Officials recommend people stay indoors as much as possible, but for people working the fields, prolonged exposure to wildfire smoke is inescapable

Our Julie Luchetta reports on one organization bringing relief to farmworkers.

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