AIR QUALITY ALERT

Air Quality Alert Message

Relayed by National Weather Service Phoenix AZ

1051 AM MST Thu Dec 22 2022

...AIR QUALITY ALERT: MANDATORY WOOD BURNING CURTAILMENT IN EFFECT...

The Imperial County APCD has declared a mandatory wood burning

curtailment for residents within the Calexico area for Thursday,

December 22, 2022 and Friday, December 23, 2022.

The declaration of a Mandatory curtailment, when forecast indicate

elevated levels of fine particulate air pollution in the region, is

issued to protect the public health. Smoke from wood burning can

cause health problems. Breathing high levels of pollution from wood

smoke can cause breathing problems (including asthma attacks),

worsened lung and heart disease symptoms, and may even increase

emergency room visits and hospitalizations.

The Mandatory Curtailment rule prohibits the operation of any wood

burning appliance during the curtailment period. This prohibition

does not apply to cookstoves and those devices exclusively gaseous-

fueled.

To view current and forecast air quality within Imperial County

visit the Imperial County Air Quality website at

www.imperialvalleyair.org/ or follow ICAPCD on Twitter,

facebook or Instagram (@county_air)

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