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AEUS76 KSGX 021955
AQASGX
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA
1155 AM PST SUN FEB 2 2025
CAZ048-056-065-552-554-032000-
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
1155 AM PST SUN FEB 2 2025
..AIR QUALITY ALERT: MANDATORY WOOD-BURNING BAN IN EFFECT
* WHAT...THE SOUTH COAST AQMD HAS EXTENDED 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 SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
* 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.
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