text: A Residential No-Burn Alert has been issued for all residents of the Los Angeles Air Basin today, January 30, 2014 (LA Metro area, Orange County and Inland Empire) due to elevated fine particulate levels predicted by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). Exemptions are applied to households that rely on wood as sole source of heat, have no natural gas source, or meet low income threshold. Please visit www.aqmd.gov for more detailed information or to sign up for daily updates.