The South Coast AQMD has issued a mandatory wood-burning ban effective Tuesday, Dec. 9 until 11:59 p.m.
The No-Burn rule bans burning wood, pellets as well as manufactured fire logs in any indoor or outdoor wood-burning device, and bans burning charcoal except in cooking devices.
The South Coast Air Basin, which includes large areas of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties with the exception of the High Desert and the Coachella Valley.
The residential No-Burn Day alert is effective on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025 from midnight through 11:59 p.m…