Burn Ban Info

October – May / Burning information

No debris burning inside city and urban growth areas.

• Burning pile of natural debris must only be 4x4x4. One person must be at burn site at all times.
• Fire must be extinguished by dusk.
• Burning yard waste, such as leaves, grass, brush and other yard trimmings is allowed.
• Burning to clear land of trees, stumps, shrubbery, or other natural vegetation is allowed.
• Residents may have campfires so long as the fire is in an approved pit or area.
• Portable fireplaces are allowed so long as they’re on noncombustible surfaces and burn only natural wood products.
• No Burning in City Limits or in the urban growth area.
• Orchard burning of limbs, trees and branches is allowed.
• Orchard removal of trees to clear land for development call Department of Ecology for a permit 1-509-575-2490.
• For Agricultural burns, U.S. Forest burns and burns that are  permitted by D.O.E. call Department of Ecology to confirm it is a burn day 1-800-406-5322 recording prompts #1 and #2.
• For residential natural vegetation burns check the D.O.E website for current burn information and air stagnation notifications.
• No burning of debris in a barrel.
• Always call the Fire Department 509-682-4476 to notify us of the location you are burning at.