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Pend Oreille County Sheriff's Office
Thursday December 5th, 2024 :: 02:01 p.m. PST

Advisory

Dept of Ecology Burn Ban HAS BEEN REMOVED

The Washington State Department of Ecology Clean Air Burn Ban has been lifted.

If you have a written permit, burning is allowed subject to the conditions of your permit. Rule burns, not to exceed 10 feet in diameter, are allowed for forest debris. Campfires and recreational burning are allowed.
 

For burn piles that do not meet the requirements of a Rule Burn, a Burn Permit is needed from DNR.

Please notify the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office the day of your burn by calling 509-447-1980.

Residents are reminded of the following burning guidelines from the Washington State Department of Ecology:
  • Burning in a burn barrel is illegal everywhere in Washington!
  • You can burn only natural vegetation.
  • If smoke from your fire affects your neighbor, you must put out your fire.
  • Burning is not the only way to get rid of natural vegetation. Consider composting & chipping.
  • Where burning is allowed, you may burn only one pile at a time.
  • Do not leave your fire unattended.
  • No residential fires are allowed within 500 feet of forest slash
  • If you see someone you think is burning illegally, or if the smoke from someone’s fire is bothering you, call Ecology’s toll-free complaint line at 1-866-211-6284.
  • No fires are allowed within 50 feet of structures.
  • You can’t burn materials hauled from another property in your fire.
  • No outdoor fires are allowed when air pollution levels are unhealthy.

Additional information is available at:

DNR Burn restrictions Information: https://www.dnr.wa.gov/burn-restrictions
DNR Burn Permit Information: https://www.dnr.wa.gov/.../outdoor-burning/burn-permits

DNR Contact Information:
NORTHEAST Region
225 S Silke Rd.
Colville, WA 99114
(509) 684-7474
[email protected]
 
 

Address/Location
Pend Oreille County Sheriff's Office
331 S Garden Ave
Newport, WA 99156

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 509-447-3151

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