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Spare The Air: Unhealthy Air Quality In Petaluma, Bay Area
Through Sunday, it is illegal for Bay Area residents or businesses to burn wood or manufactured firelogs.
PETALUMA, CA — A Spare the Air Alert for the San Francisco Bay Area has been extended through Sunday as smoke not only from the North Bay but other Northern California wildfires continues to impact the air quality in portions of the region, including in Petaluma, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
The four-day air quality index — AQI— forecast for the city of Petaluma, which is part of BAAQMD's Northern reporting zone, includes unhealthy levels of PM 2.5 (microscopically small mixtures of solid particles or liquid droplets that are emitted directly into the air):
- Friday: 102 AQI, Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- Saturday: Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- Sunday: Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- Monday: Moderate
According to the air alert: "Concentrations of particulate matter pollution are forecast to be unhealthy. High levels of particulate matter pollution are harmful to breathe, especially for young children, seniors and those with respiratory and heart conditions. Protect your health by staying indoors and avoid unnecessary outdoor activities."
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During this Spare the Air Alert, it is illegal for Bay Area residents or businesses to burn wood or manufactured firelogs in fireplaces, wood stoves or inserts, pellet stoves, outdoor fire pits, or any other wood-burning devices.
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