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Air quality advisory extended as wildfire smoke lingers over Bay Area

Bay Area residents are advised to keep their windows and doors shut through Saturday.

3 years ago

Red flag warnings, air quality alerts extend around Bay Area riddled with heat, smoke

The National Weather Service extended and expanded its Red Flag Warning Thursday due to fire concerns in the Bay Area…

4 years ago

Air district calls for 30th consecutive Spare the Air Alert

Air quality in the Bay Area is expected to remain unhealthy through most of this week due to smoke from…

4 years ago

Oakland opens additional respite centers to escape unhealthy air quality

Two additional respite centers opened Saturday in Oakland for residents seeking relief from unhealthy air smothering the region from wildfires…

4 years ago

Sun likely to stay obscured behind smoke haze through rest of week

Continued widespread haze and dense smoke is expected across the Bay Area Thursday and likely through the rest of the…

4 years ago

Heavy smoke poses health risks in Contra Costa, San Francisco

San Francisco and Contra Costa County are among jurisdictions that have issued alerts Sunday advising residents of unhealthy air quality…

4 years ago

Smoke from SF building fire spreads into East Bay

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued an air quality advisory Tuesday due to smoke from a multi-building fire…

4 years ago

Smoke from massive wildfires prompts air quality advisory throughout Bay Area

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District said Tuesday that it will extend its regional air quality advisory through Wednesday…

4 years ago

Half containment holds Park Fire to 343 acres, evacuation order still in effect

The Park Fire on a wooded ridgeline near Anderson Lake outside Morgan Hill has now burned 343 acres and is…

4 years ago

East Bay fire districts conduct training exercises with controlled burns in Concord, Moraga

The Moraga-Orinda Fire District is conducting a training burn Friday on the south side of the Campolindo Ridge. The training,…

4 years ago

Air district urges public not to burn wood during virus outbreak

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District advised residents Friday to avoid burning wood during the novel coronavirus outbreak to…

4 years ago

Twelve-acre North Orinda prescribed burn continues Saturday

A prescribed burn will continue Saturday at an area east of the San Pablo Reservoir, officials said. CAL Fire, the…

4 years ago

Smoke from Ranch Fire prompts air advisory through Wednesday

An air quality advisory due to smoke from the Ranch Fire in Tehama County has been extended through Wednesday. Northerly…

4 years ago

Heavy wildfire smoke prompts Tuesday Spare the Air alert

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued yet another Spare the Air alert for Tuesday because of smoke…

5 years ago

West Contra Costa schools close at noon due to smoke, power outage

Power outages and poor air quality from wildfires have prompted the West Contra Costa Unified School District to shorten the…

5 years ago

Santa Clara County braces for power outage, poor air quality

As PG&E prepares for another Public Safety Power Shutoff throughout the state, the Santa Clara County Public Health Department is…

5 years ago

Spare the Air alert extends to Friday throughout Bay Area

A Spare the Air alert issued for Thursday by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District will extend to Friday…

5 years ago

Heavy Kincade Fire smoke prompts Spare the Air alert

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air alert for Thursday because of smoke in…

5 years ago

Officials issue shelter-in-place order for areas around Santa Rosa fire

The Santa Rosa Fire Department at the Sonoma County Fire District are fighting a multi-vehicle fire south of Santa Rosa…

5 years ago

Crews contain SFO maintenance facility fire

A fire at an airline maintenance facility near San Francisco International Airport Wednesday morning has been contained and no injuries…

5 years ago

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