Burn bans

Ecology, local clean air agencies, and Tribes can restrict indoor and outdoor burning under certain conditions. Air quality burn bans protect people when the air is unhealthy. Fire safety burn bans protect people and property when wildfire danger is high.

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Air quality burn bans

Air quality burn bans are called by Ecology, local clean air agencies, and tribes to protect people's health. A burn ban limits wood stove use and outdoor burning.

Ecology calls burn bans only in counties with no local clean air agency. These counties are: Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, San Juan, Stevens, Walla Walla, and Whitman. Burn bans do not apply to homes with no other source of heat.

Current air quality burn bans

The map and table below show burn bans called by Ecology. It also shows other burn bans we know about. Before you burn, check with your local clean air agency by clicking on your county on the map. Check for burn bans on Indian reservations. NOTE: Map is only updated on business days.

Stage 1 Burn Ban (yellow)

NO use of uncertified wood stoves or fireplaces (except when a wood stove is the only source of heat)
NO outdoor, agricultural, or forest burning in:

County (clean air agency)	Start date/time	End date/time
Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Kittitas, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, and Stevens counties	Monday, November 27, 2023, 5 p.m.	until further notice
Yakima County (Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency)	Monday, November 27, 2023, 1 p.m.	until further notice
Greater Pierce County, not including the Key Peninsula and Gig Harbor Fire Districts, a small portion of South Pierce County (the Roy, Ashford, and Eatonville Fire Districts) (Puget Sound Clean Air Agency)	Sunday, November 26, 2023, 2 p.m.	until further notice
Snohomish County (Puget Sound Clean Air Agency)	Saturday, November 25, 2023, 2 p.m.	Monday, November 27, 2023, 2 p.m.

Stage 2 Burn Ban (red) = NO burning in:

County (clean air agency)	Start date/time	End date/time
Columbia Valley urban growth area, including Peaceful Valley and Paradise Lakes developments (Northwest Clean Air Agency)	Monday, November 27, 2023, 9:30 a.m.	until further notice

Fire safety burn bans

Fire safety burn bans are called by the Washington Department of Natural Resources, local fire districts, and Tribes to protect people and property when wildfire danger is high. These burn bans limit outdoor, residential, agricultural, and forest burning.

If you live in an urban growth area, you may not be allowed to have an outdoor fire at any time. Find out about outdoor burning before lighting any fire.

Fire safety burn bans
Washington Dept. of Natural Resources	Check for a fire safety burn ban on state lands. Regulates burning on state lands. Restricts outdoor burning, such as campfires and debris burning.
Local fire districts	Check with your local fire district before lighting a fire. Restrict burning in city limits and unincorporated areas of the county.
Tribes	Check with EPA about a burn ban on tribal land.

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Report illegal burning

Using a burn barrel is illegal. Burning in an urban growth area is also illegal. Report illegal burning if you see it.

Law and rules about burn bans

Contact information

Susan Woodward
Communications Manager
susan.woodward@ecy.wa.gov
360-688-8070