Residents of the Santa Clarita Valley and other Southland communities below 3,000 feet in elevation have not been allowed to burn wood or manufactured logs in their fireplaces most of the week and will be prohibited from doing so again Friday.
The ban was issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District – which is empowered to make such rulings – due to elevated fine particulate levels.
Friday’s no-burn day is the third this week and the 15th this season, which started Nov. 1 and ends Feb. 28. Stagnant weather conditions could lead to additional no-burn days over the weekend.
The AQMD’s no-burn alerts apply to the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, Orange County and the Inland Empire; they do not apply to mountain communities above 3,000 feet in elevation, the Coachella Valley and the High Desert.
Homes that rely on wood as a sole source of heat, low-income households and those without natural gas service also are exempt from the requirement.
On a no-burn day, residents can enter their ZIP code at www.aqmd.gov to see if they live in an affected area. (Note that it doesn’t appear to be reliable; it says Newhall 91321 is exempt but other Santa Clarita ZIP codes aren’t.)
No-burn map for Friday, Feb. 21. (The South Coast AQMD doesn’t cover Ventura County.)
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30 Comments
Bite me…This is ridiculous…not that it’s been necessary to heat my home recently but my family is cold and wants a fire then a fire it will be…if they force me to use heat then they can pay my bill…a fire in my fireplace is way cheaper!
In that case I’m going to burning a fire all day long!! Sick of this nonsense!!
Nothing about not burning wood in my super duper sized BBQ grill. BBQ tomorrow it is. :)
I may just have to get a smoker for cooking my tri tips in.
Oh Really, Think I will put an extra log on then !
I think you need to double up on the size of your fire pit and logs.
Not for all Santa Claritans; luckily I live outside the boundaries.
Oh darn. There’s nothing I want more on an 80 degree day than a fire in the fireplace!
As if I or anyone should respect this prohibition.
What a crock! We will be enjoying a nice fire in our firepit!
OMG I love everyone’s responses!…and that is so silly to prohibit fire in fireplaces but zero mention of fire pits and BBQ’s…dumbasses
Its cool, I’m just burning my trash, old car batteries, plastic, etc. And don’t forget earth day is coming up, free day to dump all your used motor oil and paint down the storm drain.
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And tomorrow I’ll be smokin all my old tires by soaking them in diesel fuel, and lettin them slow cook
Burning tires and diesel fuel make me hot. I’m toadly strokin it right now.
Sandy Devis Holguin I didn’t even know these types of rules existed!
Homeee!!!!!! Miss my hood chingado
Brittany Gunby
I’m sure there’s a reason for it. Maybe you should do some research and find out why they are asking this. The only reason U want to burn a fire tomorrow is cuz you were asked not to lol
I live in Green Valley and actually have a fire going right now, hahaha go suck it!
Green valley, as I am in lake hughes are not effected by the law. But it’s just an “AQMD” restriction
Looks like we are just outside the ban area…. if only I didn’t have to open the windows so I can fully enjoy our fire. ;)
It might seem ridiculous to some of you but when you have asthma it’s not ridiculous at all my kids and I have asthma it really great when you can breath .
Good!
I have asthma, and a super duper sized BBQ grill that will be burning wood for fuel. Not too much of an issue.
Also, so people know, you CAN burn a fire if it is your only source of heat. The AQMD has really over stepped the boundaries of telling people what the should and should not do in their own homes.
Is there a patrol that goes around and checks out every house burning a fire? These alerts or “restrictions” weren’t in place a couple of years ago so why now….?
VOTE THESE A HOLES OUT PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!
Take note people!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26UA578yQ5g
Even if I am in the no burn area, if I am going to warm my home with a wood fire they can suck it. This city sucks ass!
Wonder how much AQMD is funded by So Cal Edison and or So CalGas or PG and E….hmmmm