Burn Days News Today

Prescribed burning prevents wildfires and boosts ecosystem health. But, climate change is shifting and shortening the burn window that meteorologists look at to prevent smokey burn days.

South Coast AQMD has extended a residential No-Burn Day alert from Tuesday, Dec. 26 through Friday, Dec. 28, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. for all those living in the South Coast Air Basin, which includes Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties such as the Santa Clarita Valley.

South Coast AQMD issued a No-Burn alert over the holiday season in certain areas in Southern California.  

Many Southern Californians who want to enjoy a warm fire on Christmas Day are out of luck. The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has issued a residential No-Burn Day for December 25 due to a predicted spike in air pollution levels. The wood burning ban includes all of Orange County and non-desert areas […]

A burning choice

Starting today, Southland residents planning to spark up the fireplace will have to check with air-quality officials first.

Starting Monday, you'll want to check Southern California's air quality before lighting up the wood-burning fireplace or fire pit.

Starting Monday, Southland residents planning to spark up the fireplace will have to check with air-quality officials first.

Starting Monday, you'll want to check Southern California's air quality before lighting up the wood-burning fireplace or fire pit.

Maricopa County asks community to use cleaner burning alternatives with new campaign and last updated 2020-12-15 14:49:45-05 PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) is asking for the communitys help in using cleaner burning alternatives instead of wood while abiding by No Burn Days. During the winter months, MCAQD says smoke from wood burning fireplaces, fire pits, and chimineas can be a serious health threat to children, the elderly, and those with respiratory issue...