CA WFO LOS ANGELES Warnings, Watches, and Advisories

WFO LOS ANGELES Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, December 20, 2022

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AIR QUALITY ALERT

Air Quality Alert Message

Relayed by National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

1228 PM PST Sun Dec 18 2022

...AIR QUALITY ALERT: MANDATORY WOOD-BURNING BAN IN EFFECT...

The South Coast AQMD has extended a mandatory wood-burning ban for

residents in the South Coast Air Basin for Sunday, December 18 to

Monday, December 19.

No-Burn days are declared to protect public health when levels of

fine particulate air pollution in the region are forecast to be high.

Smoke from wood burning can cause health problems. Breathing high

levels of pollution from wood smoke can cause breathing problems

(including asthma attacks), worsened lung and heart disease symptoms,

and may even increase emergency room visits and hospitalizations.

The No-Burn rule prohibits burning wood as well as manufactured fire

logs, such as those made from wax or paper in any indoor or outdoor

wood-burning device. This prohibition does not apply to communities

above 3,000 ft in elevation, households that rely on wood as a sole

source of heat, residences without nearby natural gas service, and

low-income households.

To view current and forecasted air quality levels, visit the South

Coast Air Quality Management District website at aqmd.gov or download

the mobile app at aqmd.gov/mobileapp. Additional details for this

air quality alert are available at www.aqmd.gov/advisory.

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