The South Coast Air Quality Management District, the government agency charged with regulating and improving air quality for ...

Update 8:20 p.m.: Orange County officials have released a shelter in place order for several areas of the county after "rigorous testing and continuous air quality monitoring" to determine that ...

An air quality alert was issued on Wednesday at 4:14 p.m. in effect until Thursday at 6 p.m. The alert is for San Bernardino ...

Dust and ash left behind from the wildfires across Southern California can be irritating and hazardous when inhaled.

Wildfire smoke ‒ burning trees and shrubs but also homes and other manmade materials ‒ contains toxic chemicals harmful to human health immediately and over longer periods. These carry risks such as ...

Wear a tight-fitting N95 mask at the bare minimum, but a P100 is better, experts say. Wear long sleeves, eye protection, closed-toed shoes and cut-resistant gloves. Clean or decontaminate anything ...

An air quality alert was issued on Thursday at 4:59 p.m. in effect until Friday at 5 p.m. The alert is for San Bernardino/Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire, Riverside County Mountains, ...

On Sunday at 4:16 p.m. an air quality alert was issued valid until Tuesday at 10 p.m. The alert is for San Bernardino and ...