Overview
- The National Weather Service alert for Los Angeles County remains in place until Monday, Feb. 2 at 6 p.m.
- Alerts for Orange County, San Bernardino County, and Riverside County areas are in effect until Tuesday, Feb. 3 at midnight.
- South Coast AQMD has ordered a mandatory No-Burn day across the South Coast Air Basin, banning wood, pellet, and manufactured log burning in any indoor or outdoor device.
- The NWS warns that smoke particles can penetrate deeply into lungs and are linked to asthma attacks, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations.
- Authorities say No-Burn declarations are based on 24-hour PM2.5 forecasts and advise residents to limit outdoor activity, run air conditioners or air purifiers, avoid devices that draw in outside air, and forgo open burning.