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Both are www.airnow.gov burning activities in fireplaces, wood stoves and fire www.maricopa.gov/aq Publication No. C 10-11 pits are not allowed. You can contact Maricopa Clean Air Make More Campaign County to find out if it is a burn day online at www.CleanAirMakeMore.com CleanAirMakeMore.com or call (602) 506-6400. You can check ADEQ’s Daily Air Quality Forecast U.S. Environmental Protection Agency electronically at: www.epa.gov/burnwise www.azdeq.gov/environ/air/ozone/ensemble.pdf Air Now Air Quality Forecasts or by telephone at (602) 771-2367. Both are www.airnow.gov Publication No. C 10-11