Be Sure To Check Before You Burn

Sunday, Nov 1 Legal to Burn Legal to Burn
Monday, Nov 2 Burning Discouraged - Voluntary Burning Discouraged – Voluntary


All burning is prohibited in any device when fine particle pollution is forecast to exceed 35 micrograms per cubic meter. It is illegal to burn any solid fuel, including wood, manufactured logs and pellets.


It is illegal to burn when fine particle pollution is forecast to be 32-35 micrograms per cubic meter unless EPA certified fireplace inserts or stoves, or pellet stoves are used.


Burning is discouraged when fine particle pollution is forecast to be 26-31 micrograms per cubic meter. The AQMD asks you to voluntarily not burn.


When the forecast is 25 micrograms per cubic meter or lower then it is legal to burn and the use of manufactured firelogs is acceptable at this level. If you choose to burn please follow cleaner burning tips in order to burn as cleanly as possible.


To report a complaint or suspected violation, call the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
at 800-880-9025

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