Hello Barbara - We always like photos of ashfall - you can send it to me at cheryl.cameron@alaska.gov For trace ashfall on vehicles, just rinse it with water. More ashfall preparedness information is here (largely oriented towards more severe ashfall: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanic_ash/ Thanks, Cheryl Cameron -------- Barbara Rankin wrote: 1) how do you safely was ash from a car? 2) I can e-mail a photo if you like -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050