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The Air District is asking the public not to light fireworks or burn wood over the Lunar New Year holiday to keep air quality from becoming unhealthy.

View upcoming prescribed burn notices and information about prescribed burning.

Conozca cuándo y cómo se permite la quema al aire libre en el Área de la Bahía, los tipos de quemas aceptados y el proceso para avisar al Distrito de Aire.

The Winter Spare the Air season begins Sunday, November 1. During a Winter Spare the Air Alert, it is illegal to burn wood, manufactured firelogs or any other solid fuel, both indoors and outdoors. The season lasts until February 29, 2016.

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Learn about how the Air District regulates prescribed burns.

The Air District is announcing the start of the Winter Spare the Air season, Wednesday, November 1. The Air District calls Winter Spare the Air Alerts when air quality is forecast to be unhealthy due to fine particulate pollution, primarily from wood smoke. When an alert is in effect during the Winter Spare the Air season, from November 1 through February 28, it is illegal to burn wood, manufactured fire logs, or any other solid fuel both indoors and outdoors in the Bay Area for a full 24-hours.

The program will open at 10AM on August 26, 2016, on a first-come, first-served basis for homeowners and landlords to replace their wood burning device. Funding will be prioritized for low-income residents, residents located in areas highly affected by wood smoke, and households exempt from burn bans due to a wood-burning device being the sole source of heat. Starting November 1, 2016, anyone whose sole source of heat is a wood-burning device must use an EPA-certified or pellet-fueled device that is registered with the Air District to qualify for an exemption.

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Jun 21, 2023 ... OPEN BURNING For Office Use Only Invoice #/OB# ______ _ Regulation 5 Invoice Date: _______ _ Notification Form Amount Due: _..,._$ _____ _ See Page 2 for form and fee payment instructions, and ...

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Oct 15, 2009 ... Compliance and Enforcement Division September 28, 2009 Compliance Advisory _____________________________________________________ This Advisory is provided to inform you about activities of the ...

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Jun 9, 2026 ... Docusign Envelope ID: A93BB236-CD08-8EFD-81CE-52583D636D5B Compliance Advisory June 10, 2026 Open Burning Fee Increase for Notification and Stubble Burn This compliance advisory is ...

Jun 28, 2022 ... Compliance Advisory June 27, 2022 Open Burning Fees Increase This Advisory is provided to inform you about activities of the Air District which may affect your operation. It is intended to ...

May 5, 2021 ... CAL FIRE NEWS RELEASE CAL FIRE NEWS RELEASE California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Sonoma Lake Napa Unit th CONTACT: Will Powers, FPS / PIO RELEASE May 5 , ...

Dec 23, 2014 ... NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ralph Borrmann December 23, 2014 415.749.4900 Permissive burn season closes for stubble fires SAN FRANCISCO - The Bay ...

Jan 27, 2009 ... NEWS www.baaqmd.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Aaron Richardson January 27, 2009 415.749.4900 Permissive burn period for Marsh Management opens SAN ...