The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued its first Spare the Air Alert of the winter season on Saturday.
Wood burning fires and devices will be prohibited in the Bay Area on Sunday and Monday, after the Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued its first Spare the Air Alert of the winter season on Saturday.
The district covers the nine Bay Area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and portions of Solano and Sonoma counties. Wind speeds are forecast to be under 5 mph and Sunday and Monday night, with temperatures generally dropping into the 40s around the Bay Area overnight on those nights, according to the National Weather Service.
Exemptions are available for people whose only source of heat is a wood-burning stove, but it must be registered with the Air Quality Management District. Open fireplaces are not exempt.
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