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AIR QUALITY ALERT |
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AIR QUALITY ALERT ISSUED NOVEMBER 28 AT 6:07AM PST
* WHAT...THE SOUTH COAST AQMD HAS ISSUED A MANDATORY WOOD-BURNINGBAN 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...MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT ON 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. |
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VIEW STORM REPORTS MAP. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCH, WARNING, ADVISORY |
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CALABASAS AND AGOURA HILLS, CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS, EASTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, EASTERN SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY BEACHES, LOS ANGELES COUNTY INLAND COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, MALIBU COAST, PALOS VERDES HILLS, SANTA CLARITA VALLEY, SANTA SUSANA MOUNTAINS, WESTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, WESTERN SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA |
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