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AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1141 AM PST TUE JAN 16 2024
CAZ087-088-362-366>373-375-548-180700-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-MALIBU COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY BEACHES-PALOS VERDES HILLS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY INLAND COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
WESTERN SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
EASTERN SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
CALABASAS AND AGOURA HILLS-WESTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
EASTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-SANTA SUSANA MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AVALON, LAKE CASTAIC, NEWHALL,
SANTA CLARITA, VALENCIA, MALIBU, PACIFIC PALISADES, LAX, LONG BEACH,
REDONDO BEACH, SANTA MONICA, TORRANCE, RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
BEVERLY HILLS, COMPTON, CULVER CITY, DOWNEY, HOLLYWOOD, NORWALK,
MALIBU BOWL, TOPANGA, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, MALIBU LAKE, NORTHRIDGE,
WOODLAND HILLS, VAN NUYS, CHATSWORTH, BURBANK, UNIVERSAL CITY,
GLENDALE, SUNLAND, LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, OAT MOUNTAIN,
EAST LOS ANGELES, EL MONTE, PASADENA, POMONA, AND SAN GABRIEL
1141 AM PST TUE JAN 16 2024
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE SOUTH COAST AQMD HAS EXTENDED A MANDATORY WOOD-BURNING BAN FOR
RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
NO-BURN DAYS ARE DECLARED TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH WHEN LEVELS OF
FINE PARTICLE 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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