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- Effective: 2025-01-13 19:54:00 PST
- Expires: 2025-01-15 00:00:00 PST
- Urgency: Unknown
- Severity: Unknown
- Certainty: Unknown
- Instruction: To protect your health, in areas affected by windblown dust and ash: * Avoid outdoor activity * Keep windows and doors closed * Run your air conditioner and/or an air purifier * Do not use whole house fans or swamp coolers that bring in outside air if you have other methods to stay cool * Avoid other sources of pollution such as fireplaces, candles, incense, grilling, and gasoline-powered lawn and garden equipment * ADDITIONAL DETAILS… Cleaning up ash can be harmful for your health. See California Department of Public Health Guidelines for the safe cleanup of ash at https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/EPO/Pages/Wildfire%20Pages/Safe- Cleanup-of-Ash.aspx. To view current and forecasted air quality levels in the South Coast Air Basin and Coachella Valley, visit the South Coast Air Quality Management District website at aqmd.gov or download the mobile app at www.aqmd.gov/mobileapp. Additional details for this air quality alert may be available at www.aqmd.gov/advisory. To view current and forecasted air quality levels in the High Desert of San Bernardino County, visit the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District website at mdaqmd.ca.gov. Additional details for this air quality alert may be available at www.mdaqmd.ca.gov/advisories. To view current and forecasted air quality levels in the High Desert of Los Angeles County, visit the antelope Valley Air Quality Management District website at www.avaqmd.ca.gov. To view current and forecasted air quality levels in San Diego County, visit the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District website at www.sdapcd.org/content/sdapcd/air-quality.html. Additional details for this air quality alert may be available at www.sdapcd.org/content/sdapcd/air-quality/smoke-advisory.html. To view current and forecast air quality within Imperial County visit the Imperial County Air Quality website at http://www.imperialvalleyair.org/ or follow ICAPCD on Twitter, facebook or Instagram (@county_air).
- Target Area: San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire; San Bernardino County Mountains; Riverside County Mountains; Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills; Coachella Valley; San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning; Orange County Coastal; Orange County Inland
* WHAT…The South Coast AQMD has issued an air quality alert due to harmful levels of windblown dust and ash…