Monday, February 2, 2026

Local Residents Included in Mandatory No-Burn Order for West San Gabriel Valley on Monday

A mandatory residential No Burn Day is in effect Monday for Pasadena and the wider West San Gabriel Valley, according to a notice issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

The alert prohibits residents from burning wood, pellets or manufactured fire logs in any indoor or outdoor wood-burning device, and bans burning charcoal except in cooking devices. The No Burn Day applies to the South Coast Air Basin, which includes large areas of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, with the exception of the High Desert and the Coachella Valley.

Information on AQMD’s “Check Before You Burn” program is available at www.aqmd.gov/cbyb, and residents can sign up to receive e-mail alerts at www.AirAlerts.org..

According to AQMD, No-Burn Day alerts are mandatory in order to protect public health when levels of fine particle pollution or ozone are forecast to be high anywhere in the South Coast Air Basin. Particles in smoke can get deep into the lungs and cause health problems, including asthma attacks and increases in emergency room visits and hospitalizations. The No-Burn program is in effect from November through the end of February for fine particle pollution.

No-Burn Day alerts do not apply to areas above 3,000 feet in elevation, or to homes that rely on wood as a sole source of heat and those without natural gas service are exempt, and wood burning used as a sole source of heat is allowed during temporary electrical or natural gas service outages.

AQMD advises residents to check current and forecasted air quality levels at www.aqmd.gov or download the agency’s mobile app at www.aqmd.gov/mobileapp. . When air quality is poor, residents are encouraged to limit exposure by remaining indoors with windows and doors closed or seeking alternate shelter, avoid vigorous physical activity, and run air conditioning and/or an air purifier. If temperatures allow, residents should not use swamp coolers or whole-house fans that bring in outside air.

For more information, see the EPA Activity Guides at https://www.airnow.gov/publications/activity-guides-publications/. Additional details on the U.S. EPA’s AIRNow Program are available at http://www.airnow.gov.