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Professor Michael T. Schmeltz, DrPH, MS

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.

Today, the Air District is issuing its fifth Spare the Air Alert for smog this year in addition to the ongoing Air Quality Advisory for wildfire smoke.

Adriana Fernandez-Arriaga

Learn about improving transparency, efficiency, and accountability in the Air District’s permitting process.

View a list of permit applications received by the Air District.

Jeff Sanchez

The Air District's mission is to create healthy air in the Bay Area while protecting public health and the climate.

Register your EPA-certified or pellet-fueled wood-burning device for a sole source of heat exemption, or register qualifying small sources of air pollution for permission to operate through Air District registration programs.

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The Air District has awarded a loan guarantee to SPARKZ, a next-generation battery manufacturer re-engineering the battery supply chain in the United States. 

The Air District is issuing a Spare the Air Alert for Thursday, December 22, through Christmas Day, December 25, which bans burning wood, manufactured fire logs or any other solid fuel, both indoors and outdoors.

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The Air District has three major projects that provide home air filtration units to individuals most vulnerable to wildfire smoke and air pollution.

The Air District provides meteorological data to help local governments understand existing air quality conditions and reduce impacts from proposed land use projects and plans.

The Air District is extending an air quality advisory for wildfire smoke through tomorrow, Sunday, August 8. Smoke from the McFarland, Monument, Dixie, and River Complex fires is expected to continue to impact the Bay Area, particularly at higher elevation locations in the North Bay and East Bay. The smoke is aloft above 1,500 feet and is not expected to cause widespread unhealthy air quality across the Bay Area. 

The Air District’s Clean Air Filtration Program aims to provide access to high efficiency air filtration to help those who are most vulnerable to wildfire smoke and air pollution. This page provides a comprehensive look at all ongoing and upcoming Air District partnerships and efforts to reduce health impacts from wildfire smoke and improve health equity across the Bay Area.

The Air District is issuing a Health Advisory and Spare the Air Alert today, Thursday 10/12/2017. Very unhealthy air quality from the wildfires in the North Bay is causing unprecedented levels of air pollution throughout the Bay Area.

The Air District is issuing a Health Advisory and Spare the Air Alert today, Wednesday 10/11/2017. Very unhealthy air quality from the wildfires in the North Bay is causing unprecedented levels of air pollution throughout the Bay Area.