About Spare the Air Alerts:
From November through February, the Air District will call a Spare the Air Alert when fine particle pollution is expected to build up to unhealthy levels. This usually takes place on cold, calm days when wood smoke from people’s fireplaces and wood stoves gets trapped close to the ground.
A Spare the Air Alert for fine particle pollution can also be called outside the winter months, especially when there are wildfires impacting the Bay Area.
On days when a Spare the Air Alert is in effect due to high levels of fine particle pollution, it is illegal to burn wood, fire logs, pellets, or other solid fuels in fireplaces, wood stoves, outdoor fire pits, and other wood-burning devices.
There are everyday behavior changes, such as taking public transit, carpooling, or biking, that can improve air quality year round. These actions are particularly important on days when a Spare the Air Alert is called.
No.
Put the brisket on the grill 3 hours ago,,,,sorry Gavin, your not invited.
They always throw this garbage alert out every holiday.
BAAQMD = grinch.
need to leave LOTS of coal in their stocking – over a BURNING fireplace.
I really hope that when the new administration comes in this January, and as they look for existing agencies to cut, somehow the BAAQC folks are on the list
MikeT,
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It’d be nice, but it won’t happen. The BAAQMD was created by the State of California, not the federal government, so DOGE really has no authority over the BAAQMD. At best any federal funding for the BAAQMD, if the agency actually receives any federal funding, may stand an extremely slight chance of being reduced or eliminated.
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Congress really needs to be pressured to restore “Presidential Impoundment Power,” which would allow the President to make the decision to not spend funds appropriated by Congress.
Laughing about it.
Seriously doubt many people care about it..
How do they think they know what the air is going to be like in 2 days? especially when they have no quantitative measurements!? per the district mgr of AQMD
I’d rather it be a day with no gavvy, we could call it “Spare the Hair”
How about we put an end to the toxic geoengineering operations, then have a conversation about sparing the air.
So, taking public transit, carpooling, or biking, that can improve air that I would have to breath in??
Sounds a bit contradicting to me. Hubby will drive me in his hybrid to go shopping.
But I will be good and not to roast marshmallows over the firepit on those days.
A good way to track our local air quality is to go to:
https://www.purpleair.com/map
Prediction:
Spare the air coming on Dec 24, 25 and maybe 26
BAAQMD – 🖕🖕🖕
Just another useless gov’t bureaucracy with nothing to show for their pay.