Gusty winds spread toxic ash from LA wildfires, so take precautions

Despite Tuesday’s green map from the South Coast Air Quality Management District, showing air quality in Los Angeles County was “good,” people should continue to take precautions outdoors, as a windblown dust and ash advisory remains in effect until Wednesday evening.

“In most situations (the AQMD map) provides the whole picture. This is sort of a unique situation where we have a lot of ash down at levels where people live that could pose a health issue and won’t show up on our AQI map,” said Dr.