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Air Quality Alert Message
Relayed by National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
109 PM PST Wed Dec 4 2024

CAZ087-088-362-366>373-375-548-060800-
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
109 PM PST Wed Dec 4 2024

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT
FOR MANDATORY WOOD BURNING BAN...

* 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...until 11:59PM Thursday.

* 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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