HomeMy WebLinkAbout[External]Check Before You Burn Pollution Prevention Program Begins November 1From:Javier Enriquez
To:Javier Enriquez
Subject:[External]Check Before You Burn Pollution Prevention Program Begins November 1
Date:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 12:27:27 PM
Attachments:South Coast AQMD PR - Check Before You Burn.pdf
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Good morning,
The following is an update from South Coast AQMD:
Friday, November 1st marked the start of South Coast Air Quality Management
District’s (South Coast AQMD) 13th Annual Check Before You Burn season where
residents are asked to check whether a No-Burn Day has been declared before
burning wood in their fireplaces.
Under the Check Before You Burn program, residents are educated about the
hazards of wood smoke and prohibited from burning firewood in a fireplace, stove, or
outdoor fire pit for 24-hours on No-Burn Days. South Coast AQMD forecasters call for
residential No-Burn Days when PM2.5 is expected to reach elevated levels due to air
emissions and stagnant weather conditions.
South Coast AQMD is providing several resources to the public to make following No-
Burn Days as convenient as possible:
E-Mail Notification Program
Sign up to receive Air Alerts on air quality and to be notified when a mandatory
No-Burn alert has been issued for your neighborhood.
Check Before You Burn Map
Visit the Check Before You Burn map on our website for daily forecast
information.
Toll-Free Phone Number
Call 866-966-3293 for daily Check Before You Burn information.
Mobile App
Download the South Coast AQMD app to check local air quality and receive
notifications when No-Burn Days are called.
Social Media
Follow South Coast AQMD’s social media accounts
on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
For more information, please see the attached press release.
Feel free to share this information with residents via newsletters and social media.
Respectfully,
Javier Enriquez
Sr Public Affairs Specialist
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Office: 909-396-2044 Cell 909 348-3912
jenriquez@aqmd.gov
PLEASE NOTE SOUTH COAST AQMD IS CLOSED ON MONDAYS