Posted on 12/28/2023 12:46:10 PM PST by Libloather
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has extended its residential No-Burn alert, the agency announced Wednesday. The alert is now set to expire on Dec. 28 at 11:59 p.m.
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The alert also prohibits using manufactured fire logs, such as those made from wax or paper, from burning on No-Burn days.
The notice doesn’t apply to communities above 3,000 feet in elevation, the Coachella Valley, High Desert, homes that rely on wood as the main source of heat, or low-income households without natural gas services.
“Smoke from wood burning can cause health problems. Particles in wood smoke — also known as fine particulate matter or PM2.5 — can get deep into the lungs and cause respiratory problems (including asthma attacks), increasing emergency room visits and hospitalizations,” a news release said.
South Coast AQMD’s Check Before You Burn program is also in effect until February, when particulate levels are highest.
During this time, residents are encouraged to check the agency’s website for the latest information before they fire up their fireplaces.
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Only good thing is that the way CA and fedgov are going, more and more homes qualify as low income with no gas hookups, so they can burn wood.
CALIFORNIA! Can’t burn firewood in the winter. But they will make up for it by burning whole forests in the summer!
Truth
What a strange world we live in because comparing “emissions” from wood stoves to wildfires to volcanic eruptions is pointless.
My EPA approved catalytic stove burning dry wood produces 2.5g or less of particulates per hour. We have smoke season every year from wildfires where you are told to not be outside longer than 5 minutes and keep pets indoor while ash rains down on everything. Don’t even get me started on volcanoes.
This is insanity.
I’ve been heating with wood for 44 years. I get most of it from cleaning out the deadwood on the place thereby reducing the fire hazard.
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