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Air Quality Alert
Issued: 8:06 PM Dec. 5, 2024 – National Weather Service
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST FRIDAY NIGHT FOR
MANDATORY WOOD BURNING BAN...

* WHAT...The South Coast AQMD has extended a mandatory wood-burning
ban for residents in the South Coast Air Basin. The No-Burn rule
bans burning wood, pellets, and manufactured fire logs in any
indoor or outdoor wood-burning device.

* WHERE...The South Coast Air Basin, which includes Orange County
and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San
Bernardino counties. No-Burn Day alerts do not apply to areas above
3,000 feet in elevation, the Coachella Valley, or the High Desert.
Homes that rely on wood as a sole source of heat, low-income
households and those without natural gas service also are exempt
from the requirement.

* WHEN...until 11:59PM Friday.

* IMPACTS...Particles in smoke can get deep into the lungs and cause
health problems (including asthma attacks), increases in emergency
room visits, and hospitalizations. No-Burn Days are needed to
protect public health when fine particle pollution levels are
expected to be high anywhere in the South Coast Air Basin. No- Burn
Days are based on fine particle pollution levels that are
forecasted for an entire 24-hour period, which may not be reflected
in real-time air quality maps.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To protect your health, check current and forecasted air quality levels
at www.aqmd.gov or download the mobile app at www.aqmd.gov/mobileapp.

When air quality is poor in your area, limited extended or intense
outdoor activity and remain inside with windows and doors closed.

Run your air conditioner and/or an air purifier and avoid using
devices that bring in outside air like a swamp cooler or whole house
fan if you have other ways to stay cool.

Additional details for this air quality alert are available at
www.aqmd.gov/advisory. Information on the South Coast AQMD Check
Before You Burn program is available at www.aqmd.gov/cbyb.

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