SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A Spare the Air alert has been issued for Thursday, Jan. 15 due to wood smoke pollution. The Bay Area Air District is advising that smoke from increased wood burning combined with “limited vertical mixing,” light offshore winds, and cold overnight temperatures is expected to cause elevated pollution levels.
High pressure across Northern California will act as a lid, trapping smoke close to the ground, the district said. Air pollution from the Central Valley may also be carried to the Bay Area by offshore winds.
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With the alert in effect, the burning of wood, manufactured fire logs or any other solid fuels will be banned, both indoors and outdoors.
“It is illegal for Bay Area residents and businesses to use their fireplaces, wood stoves, pellet stoves, outdoor fire pits or any other wood-burning devices during a Spare the Air Alert for fine particle pollution,” said the BAAD…