The Bay Area Air District lifted an air quality advisory Saturday after improved conditions were recorded amid what it said were favorable winds and increased fire containment in the region.
The Mines Fire in eastern Santa Clara County was 80% contained as of Saturday, according to Cal Fire.
The fire roughly 25 miles east of San Jose Mineta International Airport started on July 26 in the unincorporated area of Mines Road and San Antonio Valley Road and burned about 283 acres as of Saturday.
Meanwhile, a vegetation fire along the coast in Sonoma County was 45% contained on Saturday.
The Woodside Fire began Thursday just west of state Highway 1, south of Salt Point State Park and north of Timber Cove. It had burned about 152 acres as of Saturday.
Evacuation orders that were issued Thursday for residents in the area were lifted on Friday.
The Air District rescinded the Spare the Air Alert on Saturday that was issued aftermath of the fire and said it would continue to monitor the effects from wildfire smoke.
The alerts are issued when fine particulate matter from fires or increased levels of ozone are detected and restrict indoor and outdoor burning of wood, wood pellets or other solid fuels, including in stoves and fire pits.
Real time air quality can be viewed at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s smoke tracking website.