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AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA
1206 PM PST FRI JAN 31 2025
CAZ048-056-065-552-554-012015-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO, ONTARIO,
MORENO VALLEY, FONTANA, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CORONA,
IDYLLWILD-PINE COVE, HUNTINGTON BEACH, COSTA MESA, NEWPORT BEACH,
LAGUNA BEACH, SAN CLEMENTE, SANTA ANA, ANAHEIM, GARDEN GROVE,
IRVINE, ORANGE, FULLERTON, AND MISSION VIEJO
1206 PM PST FRI JAN 31 2025
..AIR QUALITY ALERT: MANDATORY WOOD-BURNING BAN IN EFFECT
* WHAT...THE SOUTH COAST AQMD HAS ISSUED 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...ALL OF SATURDAY.
* 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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