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View upcoming prescribed burn notices and information about prescribed burning.

The Air District's Board of Directors approved amendments to Regulation 6, Rule 3: Wood-Burning Devices and Regulation 5: Open Burning that will provide stronger public health protections and support wildfire prevention efforts through improved use of prescribed burns across the region.

The Air District has issued the following prescribed burn notice effective October 27-31.

The Air District has issued the following prescribed burn notice effective October 17 -24, 2025.

The Air District is advising Bay Area residents that smoke from agricultural burns in the Northern Sacramento Valley will cause elevated levels of fine particulate pollution in the region today. 

The Air District is issuing an air quality advisory due to smoke for Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26. Smoke from prescribed fires near Pescadero may impact air quality along the Peninsula – south of San Francisco and north of San Jose. Conditions can change rapidly and the amount and location of smoke at ground level is hard to predict. 

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Oct 22, 2025 ... Prescribed Burns and Air Quality in the Bay Area • Fires are carefully monitored. These What is a prescribed burn? operations are conducted under strict safety A prescribed burn (or controlled ...

Crop Replacement, Orchard Pruning and Attrition Burns Extended (includes vineyards)

Used to meet Regulation 5 requirements for Prescribed Burn Smoke Management Plans.

Oct 27, 2025 ... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2025 CONTACT: communications@baaqmd.gov Air District issues prescribed burn notice for October 27-31 SAN FRANCISCO – The Bay Area Air District has issued ...

Oct 17, 2025 ... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 17, 2025 CONTACT: communications@baaqmd.gov Air District issues prescribed burn notice for October 17 - 24, 2025 SAN FRANCISCO – The Bay Area Air District ...

Mar 19, 2014 ... NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ralph Borrmann March 19, 2014 415.749.4900 Cal Fire is planning a prescribed burn ...

Aug 12, 2025 ... PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING WILDLAND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT FIRES (PRESCRIBED BURNING) IN THE BAY AREA (Revised August 12, 2025) To conduct a prescribed burn in the Bay Area, follow steps 1-6.

Oct 1, 2025 ... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2025 CONTACT: communications@baaqmd.gov Air District Board adopts wood burning and prescribed burning amendments to protect public health and reduce ...

Find out how and when open burning is allowed in the Bay Area, acceptable burn types, and the process for notifying the Air District.

Jun 23, 2023 ... Bay Area Air Quality Management District 375 Beale Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 749-5073 Stationary Source & Climate Impacts Committee Wednesday, May 10, 2023 ...

Sep 26, 2025 ... BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING October 1, 2025 MEETING LOCATION(S) FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE BY BOARD MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC Bay Area Metro Center 1st Floor Board Room 375 ...

Jun 16, 2023 ... BOARD OF DIRECTORS STATIONARY SOURCE AND CLIMATE IMPACTS COMMITTEE COMMITTEE MEMBERS LYNDA HOPKINS – CHAIR DAVID HAUBERT – VICE CHAIR KEN CARLSON NOELIA CORZO JOHN GIOIA TYRONE JUE OTTO ...

Feb 28, 2025 ... BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING March 5, 2025 MEETING LOCATION(S) FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE BY BOARD MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC Bay Area Metro Center Office of Contra Costa County ...