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On Monday, September 28, the Air District is hosting the last of a series of open houses to discuss the agency’s four new and amended draft petroleum refinery emissions reduction rules. This open house will be held at Lincoln Elementary School in Richmond starting at 6pm. The public comment period for these rules and amendments closes on Friday, Oct. 2.

The Air District is asking residents to not burn wood over the Thanksgiving holiday to help prevent air pollution from rising to unhealthy levels. Air quality is expected to be in the Moderate category on Thanksgiving Day and extensive wood burning over the holiday could cause air quality to become unhealthy, especially in inland valleys. A Spare the Air Alert is NOT in effect and wood burning is allowed, but strongly discouraged.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is asking residents to not burn wood over the Thanksgiving holiday to help reduce air pollution and protect public health. As we enter the holiday season, gathering around a fireplace may be a tradition for many, but there are serious health impacts associated with wood burning.

Due to heavy winter rainfall, the Air District has extended the permissive burn periods for Crop Replacement and Orchard Pruning & Attrition fires until June 30, 2023.

The Air District is asking residents to not burn wood over the Thanksgiving holiday to help reduce air pollution and protect public health. As we enter the holiday season, gathering around a fireplace may be a tradition for many, but there are serious health impacts associated with wood burning.

The Air District is asking residents to not burn wood in their fireplaces or woodstoves tonight and on Thanksgiving Day to help prevent air pollution from rising to unhealthy levels.

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

The Air District is asking Bay Area residents to not burn wood in their fireplaces or woodstoves over the Christmas holiday to keep air quality from becoming unhealthy. Gathering around a fireplace may be a Christmas tradition for many, but there are serious health impacts associated with wood burning.

The Air District is asking the public to not burn wood in their fireplaces or woodstoves over the New Year’s holiday to keep air quality from becoming unhealthy.

The Air District is asking Bay Area residents to not burn wood in their fireplaces or woodstoves over the Christmas holiday to keep air quality from becoming unhealthy.

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The Air District is asking Bay Area residents to not burn wood in their fireplaces or woodstoves today to prevent air quality from becoming unhealthy. A delay in onshore winds has contributed to increased particulate pollution levels in the Bay Area today. If these conditions continue, there may be an exceedance of the federal health standard. A Winter Spare the Air Alert is NOT in effect today and wood burning is not illegal, but it is strongly discouraged.

The Air District is asking the public to not burn wood in their fireplaces, woodstoves or outdoor fire pits through the New Year’s holiday to keep air quality from becoming unhealthy.

The Air District is asking the public to not burn wood in their fireplaces, woodstoves, or outdoor fire pits through the New Year’s holiday to keep air quality from becoming unhealthy.

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 ...

Jul 9, 2025 ... Docusign Envelope ID: 34F51825-66FF-45D0-8C05-77F36C0A4F7B Compliance Advisory July 9, 2025 Open Burning Fees Increase for Marsh Burning This compliance advisory is provided to inform you ...

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Sep 24, 2009 ... NEWS www.baaqmd.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Aaron Richardson September 24, 2009 415.749.4900 Permissive burn periods for Crop Replacement and Flood ...

Sep 28, 2011 ... NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Aaron Richardson September 28, 2011 415.749.4900 Permissive burn periods for crop replacement and flood ...

Sep 23, 2014 ... NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Aaron Richardson September 24, 2014 415.749.4900 Permissive burn periods for crop replacement and flood debris ...