Spare the Air Alert not in effect in Bay Area
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) A Spare the Air alert is not currently in effect in the Bay Area.
Wood burning is banned both indoors and outdoors through Tuesday for the full 24 hours, as cold temperatures and calm winds can trap smoke from households.
A #SparetheAir Alert has been extended through Tuesday, December 22. Cold temperatures and calm winds trap smoke from household wood burning at ground level. Wood burning is banned for a full 24 hours on 12/22. For more info, visit https://t.co/wbkYMspD80. pic.twitter.com/GOWUO9Z4Xc Spare The Air (@SpareTheAir) December 21, 2020
Updated: Mon, Dec 21, 2020, 5:53 pm
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Pedestrians photograph and observe the dark sky from the Palo Alto Baylands during a Spare the Air Alert on Sept. 9. Photo by Magali Gauthier.
UPDATE: The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a second consecutive Spare the Air Alert for Tuesday, Dec. 22, due to unhealthy weather that may lead to poor air quality if wood burning takes place.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air Alert for Monday, Dec. 21, which bans the burning wood, manufactured fire logs or any other solid fuel, both indoors and outdoors.
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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air Alert for Monday, meaning a ban on burning wood, manufactured fire logs or any other solid fuel, both indoors and outdoors.
The alert is the second of the winter season, prompted by predicted colder overnight temperatures and light winds that could lead to deteriorating air quality due to smoke from increased wood burning.
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On Monday, smoke from residential wood burning is expected to cause unhealthy air throughout the Bay Area, said Jack Broadbent, executive officer of the Air District. During this holiday season, when respiratory health is a priority for us all, it is critical that everyone does their part to improve air quality and protect public health by not burning wood.
It s illegal for residents and businesses in the region to use their fireplaces, wood stoves, pellet stoves, outdoor fire pits or any other wood-burning devices during a Spare the Air Alert for fine particle pollution.
Exemptions are available for homes without permanently installed heating, where wood stoves or fireplaces are the only source of heat. Anyone whose sole source of heat is a wood-burning device must use an EPA-certified or pellet-fueled device registered with the air district to qualify for an exemption. An open-hearth fireplace no longer qualifies for an exemption.