Winter Spare the Air Tonight

Winter Spare the Air Alert in effect today
Use of wood-burning devices is prohibited

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is issuing the tenth Winter Spare the Air Alert today which bans burning wood, manufactured firelogs or any other solid fuel, both indoors and outdoors, until the alert is lifted.

Air quality in the Bay Area is forecast to be unhealthy.  During this Winter Spare the Air Alert, it is illegal for Bay Area residents and businesses to use their fireplaces, woodstoves and inserts, pellet stoves, outdoor fire pits, or any other wood-burning devices.

Please check before you burn each day by calling 1-877-4-NO-BURN or you can sign up for email AirAlerts at www.sparetheair.org or phone alerts by calling 1-800-430-1515.  You can also find daily air-quality status and details on exemptions from the Wood Burning Rule.