AREAS AFFECTED : SANTA CLARITA VALLEY; MALIBU COAST; LOS ANGELES COUNTY BEACHES; PALOS VERDES HILLS; LOS ANGELES COUNTY INLAND COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES; WESTERN SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA; EASTERN SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA; CALABASAS AND AGOURA HILLS; WESTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY; EASTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY; SANTA SUSANA MOUNTAINS; INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR; WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDOR; EASTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS; LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
* WHAT...The South Coast AQMD has issued an air quality alert due to
increased fine particle pollution from wildfire smoke.
Visit https://www.aqmd.gov/alertinfo to check current and forecasted
air quality levels.
* WHERE...most of LA County and all of Orange County. Levels of
particle pollution can vary by time and location depending on fire
activity and local weather conditions.
* WHEN...until Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Particles in wildfire smoke can get deep into the lungs
and cause serious health problems such as heart attacks, strokes,
asthma attacks, and difficulty breathing. Everyone can be affected,
but people with lung or heart disease, older adults, people who are
pregnant, children, and those who spend a lot of time outdoors are
at greater risk.