Maricopa County has already issued No-Burn advisory for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. The county has urged residents to use limited fireworks as these contribute hugely to air pollution.

The No-burn advisory came only after the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued a High Pollution Advisory for this weekend.

ADEQ said that particulate pollution levels have been expected to exceed federal health standards. The fine particulates, carried in smoke, irritate eyes, noses, lungs and throats. County officials have said that the pollutants can "worsen medical conditions such as asthma and heart disease”.

Certain fireworks for personal use have been legal in the state since 2014. They have been popular on New Year's Eve as well as the Fourth of July.

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Maricopa County air quality director, Phillip McNeely said, “The commercial aerial fireworks displays you see at Tempe Town Lake or Indian Steele Park have been exploded high enough above the ground not to increase air pollution significantly at the ground level. Though, the use of personal fireworks in your neighborhood can increased air pollution and impact the air, your family and neighbors breathe” .

No-Burn Day restrictions prohibit the use of all fireplaces, wood stoves and outdoor burning devices, including the use of manufactured logs, according to ADEQ. Restrictions will last upto 24-hour period starting at midnight on the day the High Pollution Advisory has been issued. Fines can range from $50 to $250, according to the county.

By Prakriti Neogi