Burn Ban Status - Open
Please pay attention to media reports, if the status has changed during a weekend, we are not available to update the webpage or telephone recording, 463-9495.
During a burn ban - No burning is allowed in fireplaces or uncertified wood stoves, unless this is your only adequate source of heat, and all outdoor burning is prohibited, even in areas where outdoor burning is not permanently banned.
Open Status - Burn only natural vegetation, No treated or untreated lumber garbage, plastic, dead animals, petroleum products, paint, etc., or any substance that emits dense smoke or obnoxious odors.
Burn barrels are prohibited in Washington state.
For more information, please visit the King County Fire Marshal's Web site at: www.metrokc.gov/ddes/fire or call VIFR business office.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Links:
Conditions can change quickly, for current air quality conditions and air quality forecasts visit Puget Sound Clean Air's web site – www.pscleanair.org.
For those who heat with wood, please remember that it is always illegal to emit excess chimney smoke and to smoke out your neighbor. To learn more about clean burning techniques, visit www.burningclean.com.
