Air Quality Alert
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
283 AEUS76 KLOX 021833 AQALOX Air Quality Alert Message Relayed by National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1033 AM PST Sun Feb 2 2025 CAZ371-087-373-370-366-368-548-362-367-088-375-372-369-040800- Calabasas and Agoura Hills- Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands- Including the city of Avalon and Two Harbors. Eastern San Fernando Valley- Including the cities of Burbank, Glendale, and Universal City Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area- Los Angeles County Beaches- Including the cities of Santa Monica, Torrance, and Long Beach Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles- Including the cities of Inglewood, Downey, Norwalk, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley- Including the cities of Pasadena, San Gabriel, and Pomona Malibu Coast- Including the city of Malibu Palos Verdes Hills- Santa Clarita Valley- Including the cities of Santa Clarita, Newhall, and Valencia Santa Susana Mountains- Western San Fernando Valley- Including the cities of Reseda, Woodland Hills, and Northridge Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area- 1033 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. 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. $$ CAZ375-040800- Santa Susana Mountains- Including the city of Oat Mountain 1033 AM PST Sun Feb 2 2025 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT: MANDATORY WOOD-BURNING BAN IN EFFECT... * WHAT...The South Coast AQMD has extended a mandatory wood-burning ban for residents in the South Coast Air Basin. The No-Burn rule bans burning wood, pellets, and manufactured fire logs in any indoor or outdoor wood-burning device. * WHERE...Los Angeles County portion of the Santa Susana Mountains. No-Burn Day alerts do not apply to areas above 3,000 feet in elevation, the Coachella Valley, or the High Desert. Homes that rely on wood as a sole source of heat, low-income households and those without natural gas service also are exempt from the requirement. * WHEN...All of Sunday and Monday. * IMPACTS...Particles in smoke can get deep into the lungs and cause health problems (including asthma attacks), increases in emergency room visits, and hospitalizations. No-Burn Days are needed to protect public health when fine particle pollution levels are expected to be high anywhere in the South Coast Air Basin. No-Burn Days are based on fine particle pollution levels that are forecasted for an entire 24-hour period, which may not be reflected in real- time air quality maps. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... To protect your health, check current and forecasted air quality levels at www.aqmd.gov or download the mobile app at www.aqmd.gov/mobileapp. When air quality is poor in your area, limited extended or intense outdoor activity and remain inside with windows and doors closed. Run your air conditioner and/or an air purifier and avoid using devices that bring in outside air like a swamp cooler or whole house fan if you have other ways to stay cool. Additional details for this air quality alert are available at www.aqmd.gov/advisory. Information on the South Coast AQMD Check Before You Burn program is available at www.aqmd.gov/cbyb. $$