COPD? Asthma? Finding yourself easily Winded at night? Not since I lived in L.A. have I had to use my inhaler, except on these days.
Alameda, as an island in SF bay is in the perfect storm to get cloud cover, and thus SMOG. Every time you or your neighbor violate the Spare the Air restriction, you are endangering these suffering people’s health. Expect to hear more ambulances as people have breathing attacks.
For a previous post:
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To find out if a Winter Spare the Air Alert is in effect, residents and business owners who own or use any indoor or outdoor fireplace, fire pit or wood or pellet stove can do the following:
- Call 1-877-4NO-BURN (1-877-466-2876)
- Sign up for automatic phone alerts by calling 1-800-430-1515
- Sign up for email AirAlerts
- Follow @SpareTheAir on Twitter and become a fan of “Spare the Air, Bay Area” on Facebook
To reach the air district with a complaint regarding:
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- Burning either indoors or outdoors during a Winter Spare the Air Alert (non-food cooking fires only);
- Excessive smoke coming from a chimney;
- Burning of trash, plastics, or other potentially illegal wood burning activity;
use the Online Wood smoke Complaint Form or call 1-877-4NO-BURN to report the activity.
The district also has translation services to accommodate non-English languages spoken in the Bay Area: 1-800-334-6367.
