Overview
- The National Weather Service says alerts remain in place across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, including listed Los Angeles County valleys, beaches and mountain areas.
- Friday’s update sets the alert through 1 p.m. Saturday for Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange County areas, while earlier notices for Los Angeles County run until midnight Saturday.
- South Coast AQMD has extended a mandatory No-Burn declaration for the South Coast Air Basin, prohibiting burning wood, pellets and manufactured fire logs in indoor and outdoor devices.
- The NWS warns fine-particle pollution in smoke can penetrate deep into lungs, trigger asthma attacks and increase emergency room visits and hospitalizations.
- Residents are advised to stay indoors when possible, run air conditioning or air purifiers, avoid devices that bring in outside air, and follow NOAA/NWS and South Coast AQMD updates.