A residential no-burn alert will be in effect today in the South Coast Air Basin — which includes the greater Los Angeles area, Orange County and the Inland Empire — due to a forecast of fine particle air pollution, authorities said.
Under the alert by the South Coast Air Quality Management District, residents will be barred from burning 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 an SCAQMD statement. “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.
