Overview
- Los Angeles County remains under an NWS air quality alert through Monday, Dec. 15 at midnight, according to the Los Angeles/Oxnard office.
- Orange County, the coastal zone, San Bernardino and Riverside valleys, Riverside mountains, and the San Gorgonio Pass are under an alert through Sunday, Dec. 14 at 1:15 p.m., the San Diego office said.
- South Coast AQMD has extended a mandatory No-Burn rule across the South Coast Air Basin, prohibiting wood, pellet, and manufactured fire log use in indoor and outdoor devices.
- Officials warn fine-particle smoke can penetrate deep into the lungs and trigger asthma attacks, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations.
- Guidance includes staying indoors, limiting outdoor activity, running air conditioners or HEPA purifiers, and avoiding devices that draw in outside air; affected LA areas include the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys, Malibu, Palos Verdes Peninsula, and Santa Clarita Valley.