November 16, 2009
Spare the Air in the San Francisco Bay Area
The colder weather is now upon us and many are thinking about having a nice cozy fire in the evening. Did you know there are days in the Bay Area where it is illegal to burn wood, pellets or the manufactured fire logs? So far this year no Spare the Air Alerts have been issued but the season runs from November 1, 2009 through February 28, 2010.
The program was established to educate residents about air pollution and how burning wood has the greatest impact on air quality during the winter months.
You can learn more about Spare the Air at www.sparetheair.org
. This year they are going to try to issue the Alerts a day before the Spare the Air day to allow people time to receive the notification. Local media will make announcements, you can check the web site before burning or you can sign up for email or phone alerts on the web site.
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