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Air Quality Program

Burn Ban Email Updates
Signing up for these email updates will put you on a distribution list for all burn bans called anywhere in Washington.

Home Heating Burn Bans

Ecology calls burn bans in counties where there is no local air quality agency. There are currently burn bans in the following counties regulated by Ecology:

   

Stage 2 (Red) Burn Bans
ALL burning is banned in the following counties:

  • There are no Ecology burn bans at this time
     
   

Stage 1 (Yellow) Burn Bans
Using uncertified wood stoves or fireplaces, outdoor burning, and forest burning are banned in the following counties:

  • There are no Ecology burn bans at this time

Note: Burn bans do not apply to homes with no other source of adequate heat

Burn Ban Status By County

Local air quality agencies call burn bans to protect public health in their counties. Click on the map of Washington below and select a county to see its burn ban status.  You will be taken to a web site for the air quality agency that calls burn bans for that county. If Ecology is responsible for your county, you will be returned to this page.

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More burn ban information is available at http://waburnbans.net

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