Check Before You Burn Program

As part of the Healthy Hearths™ initiative, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) is asking residents to participate in its "Check Before You Burn" program to help improve wintertime air quality by not burning wood in their fireplaces when unhealthful air quality is forecast.  Under the program, AQMD will issue mandatory no-burn alerts from November 1 through the end of February for specific areas where fine particulates are forecast to reach unhealthful levels.  The program is applicable to all of Orange County and to the non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the mandatory Check Before You Burn program can be viewed here.

Daily forecast information can be found on the AQMD's Check Before You Burn map or through e-mail messages. More information on the public notification process is provided below.

Check Before You Burn Map

Visit the Check Before You Burn map to see if a mandatory no-burn alert has been issued for your area.

You can also zoom into your neighborhood by entering an address or ZIP code into the search bar at the top of the map

E-Mail Notification Program

You can also sign up to receive Air Alerts on air quality and to be notified when a mandatory no-burn alert has been issued for your neighborhood.

Toll-Free Phone Number

Check Before You Burn information can also be obtained by calling (866) 966-3293

For more information on AQMD efforts to reduce wood smoke emissions please click here.