The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that the fire danger ratings in Pend Oreille County will move to “Low” on Friday, October 25, at 00:01.
Rule burns will be allowed beginning Friday, October 25, 2024 at 00:01 for forest debris (individual pile size is limited to ten feet). 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/programs-and-services/wildfire/outdoor-burning/burn-permits
DNR Contact Information:
NORTHEAST Region
225 S Silke Rd.
Colville, WA 99114
(509) 684-7474
northeast.region@dnr.wa.gov
Read the full details from the Sheriff’s office on Nixle.
