No Burn Alert Issued In Venice, Mar Vista

VENICE, CA — The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a no-burn alert this week in Venice and Mar Vista.

The warning was issued Monday for people living in the South Coast Air Basin, which includes Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

Residents are prohibited from burning wood or manufactured fire logs in indoor and outdoor residential wood-burning fireplaces and stoves due to elevated fine particulate levels forecast by the AQMD.

South Coast AQMD reminds residents in these areas that burning wood in their fireplaces or any indoor or outdoor wood-burning device is prohibited during the mandatory wood-burning ban. The No-Burn rule prohibits burning wood as well as manufactured fire logs, such as those made from wax or paper.

South Coast AQMD’s No-Burn day alerts do not apply to mountain communities above 3,000 feet in elevation, the Coachella Valley, or 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. Gas and other non-wood burning fireplaces are not restricted.

Complaints about violations of No-Burn Alerts may be made to AQMD by calling (800) CUT-SMOG ((800) 288-7664) or online at aqmd.gov/home/air-quality/complaints.