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A Smoke Advisory is in effect for Sunday July 1 in the Bay Area due to the Yolo County wildfire. See our wildfire safety tips.

The Air District has achieved a significant air quality milestone – successfully attaining the fine particulate matter standard by the federal December 2015 deadline.

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 Air District is extending an air quality advisory through Thursday, August 9, in the Bay Area. The Bay Area may experience smoke impacts from the Mendocino Complex Fire and other wildfires.

The Air District is issuing an air quality advisory for smoke for the upper portion of the North Bay tomorrow, Friday, November 1, through Sunday. Winds will be light near the fires which will allow some of the smoke to drop south to Windsor, Santa Rosa and potentially northern Napa Valley. Air quality in the upper North Bay will be moderate with some hourly readings in the unhealthy for sensitive groups range on the Air Quality Index scale. For the rest of the Bay Area, air quality is expected to be in the good to moderate range for the rest of the week.

The Air District is issuing an air quality advisory for smoke tomorrow through Monday, September 3, for the entire the region. The Bay Area again may experience smoke impacts from regional wildfires. 

The Air District is issuing an air quality advisory for smoke in parts of the Bay Area through Thursday, October 18. Parts of the Bay Area will experience air quality impacts as light winds bring smoke from wildfires in southern Oregon into the region. 

Smoke from wildfires throughout the Bay Area is impacting air quality.  

It has been reported that companies throughout the Bay Area have received letters dated January 1, 2025, February 1, 2025, and February 14, 2025, with misinformation about the Bay Area Commuter Benefits Program. These letters were not sent by the Bay Area Air District or the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and contain misinformation. Please disregard these letters if you received them. If your company is registered in the Commuter Benefits Program, you can check the Commuter Benefits Program website to verify your company's registration in the system.

The Air District is issuing an air quality advisory beginning Friday, August 3, through the weekend in the Bay Area. The Bay Area will likely experience smoke impacts from the Mendocino Complex Fire and other wildfires. 

The Air District is extending an air quality advisory for potential smoke in parts of Marin, Western Napa and Sonoma Counties through Wednesday, September 12.

The Air District is extending the air quality advisory for smoke in parts of the Bay Area through Friday, October 19.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is issuing an air quality advisory for smoke for the entire Bay Area region through Friday, October 11, 2019.

The Air District is issuing an air quality advisory for smoke for the far South Bay, including Morgan Hill, San Martin, and Gilroy through Monday, July 6. Beginning late Saturday, the Park Fire broke out east of Morgan Hill. Air quality impacts are possible near the fire.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is lifting the Health Advisory & Spare the Air Alert due to significantly improved air quality conditions from favorable wind patterns and increased fire containment. However, unhealthy air quality will still be present in the immediate vicinity of actively burning fires.

The Air District is extending the air quality advisory for potential smoke in parts of the Bay Area through Sunday, October 21.

The Air District is extending an air quality advisory for smoke for the far South Bay, including Morgan Hill, San Martin, and Gilroy through Tuesday, July 7. Beginning late Saturday, the Park Fire broke out east of Morgan Hill, and on Sunday, the larger Crews Fire started east of Gilroy. Air quality impacts are possible near the fires.

The Air District is extending an air quality advisory for smoke for the far South Bay, including Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy, through Wednesday, July 8. On Tuesday, smoke from the Crews Fire east of Gilroy continues to impact air quality in southern Santa Clara Valley.