burn ban

Kittitas County takes action with burn ban to reduce wildfire risk. Find out which activities are restricted and exceptions for safe outdoor cooking.

The ban prohibits outdoor burning, campfires, the use of charcoal briquettes, and prescribed burns on all DNR managed forest land.

A burn ban is now in place for lower Kittitas County. The ban went into effect on Saturday and will remain active until further notice. Kittitas County Fire Marshal Dan Young says the ban was enacted due to landscape conditions that are contributing to an elevated risk of wildfires. "(The...

Grant County's seasonal burn ban went into effect today (Thursday, June 1). The restrictions were implemented by the county's board of commissioners in 2017 and apply to all unincorporated areas in the county. Spokesperson Kyle Foreman of the Grant County Sheriff's Office says that means burning rules in other places within the county might vary...

Chelan, Douglas, Grant and Okanogan counties now have burn bans in place until the end of September.

Department spokesperson Emily Tasaka says a National Weather Service Stagnant Air Advisory has been extended until 10pm Tuesday night.

Douglas County now has a burn ban in place until next Saturday.  The move comes several days after Chelan County extended its fire restrictions to the same date.  Douglas County Commissioner Mark Straub says he and his colleagues simply responded to expert advice.  "The...

Recreational burns are now banned in all of eastern Washington. The state Department of Natural Resources is raising its Fire Danger Ratings for the entire region starting today. DNR is placing the entire area under extreme danger for fire ...

The Washington State Department of Ecology has issued a burn ban for Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens and Pend Oreille counties beginning at 5:00 p.m. Monday. Officials are saying stagnant conditions are forecast in the region, putting people at risk for unhealthy levels of air pollution ...

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is implementing new burn restrictions beginning June 5th. DNR Officials increased fire danger from low to moderate in the Chelan, Methow, both Yakima regions and the Upper Basin. It was increased to high in the Lower Basin Fire Danger Rating Area ...