Ban On Burning Wood In Effect For Most Of Southern California
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Authorities have issued a residential no-burn alert Tuesday and Wednesday for the South Coast Air Basin – including the greater Los Angeles area, Orange County and the Inland Empire – due to a forecast of fine particle air pollution.
Under the alert, residents should not burn wood in fireplaces throughout the day.
"No-burn alerts are mandatory in order to protect public health due to a high concentration of fine particle air pollution forecast for the area," according to the SCAQMD. "The no-burn prohibition also applies to manufactured fire logs, such as those made from wax or paper."
The prohibition does not apply to mountain communities above 3,000 feet, the Coachella Valley or the high desert.
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