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UPDATE: Spare the Air Again on Wednesday for 11th Consecutive Day

Wednesday will be a record-setting 11th consecutive Winter Spare the Air day.



UPDATE: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is issuing the season’s 15th Winter Spare the Air Alert for Wednesday, Dec. 18, which bans the burning of wood, manufactured fire logs or any other solid fuel both indoors and outdoors for 24 hours.

The Air District is calling an unprecedented 11th straight Winter Spare the Air Alert as the result of the prolonged dry and stagnant weather pattern that continues to prevail across the Bay Area

UPDATE: Monday, Dec. 16, 2013

 
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is issuing the season’s fourteenth Winter Spare the Air Alert for Tuesday, December 17, which bans the burning of wood, manufactured fire logs or any other solid fuel both indoors and outdoors for 24 hours.

The Air District is calling an unprecedented tenth straight Winter Spare the Air Alert as the result of the prolonged dry and stagnant weather pattern that continues to prevail across the Bay Area. Hazardous fine particulate pollution has been building up in the region for over a week and is forecast once again to reach unhealthy levels on Tuesday. This weather system is also affecting air quality in Sacramento and the Central Valley, triggering wood-burning bans in those regions as well.



Written by Dixie Jordan

Another Winter Spare the Air alert has been issued, this one for Monday. Wood burning is banned both indoors and outdoors for the full 24 hours. 

It's the ninth consecutive Winter Spare the Air day, setting yet another record.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District made the announcement on Sunday afternoon, saying the prolonged cold weather is trapping pollutants close the ground and causing unhealthy air.

For more information about the wood burning rules, or to check before you burn, visit www.sparetheair.org or call 1-877-4NO-BURN.

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You can also call 1-800-430-1515 and register to receive automatic phone calls when a Winter Spare the Air Alert has been called.

You may also download the district's free Spare the Air iPhone/Android application for alert notifications, local air quality forecasts, podcasts and several tools to help reduce air pollution.

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