NO-BURN ALERT: MANDATORY WOOD-BURNING
BAN IN EFFECT TOMORROW FOR RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTH COAST AIR
BASIN
All Indoor and Outdoor Residential Wood
Burning Prohibited Due to High Air Pollution Predicted for Tomorrow, Tuesday,
December 6, 2016
The South Coast Air Quality
Management District (SCAQMD) has issued a residential no-burn alert effective
Tuesday, December 6, 2016, for all those living in the South Coast Air Basin,
which includes Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside
and San Bernardino counties. SCAQMD reminds residents in these areas that
burning wood in their fireplaces, both indoors and outdoors, is prohibited from
midnight tonight through midnight on Tuesday.
No-burn alerts are mandatory in order to protect public health due to a
high concentration of fine particulate air pollution forecast for the area. The
no-burn prohibition also applies to manufactured fire logs, such as those made
from wax or paper.
Particles in wood smoke – also known as fine particulate matter or PM2.5 –
can get deep into the lungs and cause respiratory illnesses, increases in
emergency room visits and hospitalizations.
Residents can help reduce the harmful health effects of wood smoke by
signing up to receive e-mail alerts at www.AirAlerts.org to
learn when a mandatory no-burn alert is issued.
SCAQMD’s no-burn alerts do not apply to mountain communities 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. Gas and other non-wood
burning fireplaces are not restricted.
SCAQMD’s Check Before You Burn program is in
effect from November through the end of February, when particulate levels are
highest.
A link to additional information and an interactive no-burn alert map is
available at www.AirAlerts.org.
For 24-hour recorded Check Before You Burn
information, call
(866) 966-3293.
(866) 966-3293.
SCAQMD is the air pollution control agency for Orange County and major
portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
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