"dpb" wrote in message ...
Madx wrote:
Last night here in California we were advised that there was a spare the
air alert and to refrain from wood fires. So if it is not harmful why
would it be all over the news NOT to make a fire?

It's currently the PC position comes to mind?

More realistically in a metro area it is a particulate source which can be
a problem.


....which is exactly why it was made illegal here (Rochester NY) at some
point in the past.