Sacramento Air Quality Management - Spare the Air Burn Bans

Resources

Burn Wise, Information and Ways to Burn Wisely

Alliance for Green Heat. Solutions and Technology for Efficient Burning. Clean Renewable and Local

Clean Air World, Directory of Governmental Air Agencies

Chimney Safety Institute of America. Locate a CSIA certified Chimney Sweep.

Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District

Current Burn Status

The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District

The Check Before You Burn season begins on November 1, 2013. The AQMD will provide daily wood burning messages about burning restrictions in Sacramento County and its cities Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, Folsom, Galt, Isleton, Rancho Cordova and Sacramento.

Check Before You Burn Categories
*First time violations will result in a $50 fine or a requirement to complete and pass a wood smoke awareness course. Fines for subsequent violations are higher.

	Stage 2 – All Burning Prohibited* - 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.
	Stage 1 – No Burn – Unless Exempt* - 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, and they do not emit visible smoke.
	Burning Discouraged - Voluntary 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.
	Legal to Burn - When the forecast is 25 micrograms per cubic meter or lower then it is legal to burn and the use of manufactured fire logs is acceptable at this level. If you choose to burn please follow cleaner burning tips in order to burn as cleanly as possible.
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