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 [...]
Advisory: Debris Burns in POCo remain prohibited. Burning with a DNR Permit & campfires are allowed. PEND OREILLE COUNTY BURNING CONTROLS IN EFFECT The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) advises that burning with a DNR Permit is allowed subject to the conditions on the permit. Campfires are allowed in designated campgrounds. ALL OUTDOOR RULE [...]
Burning Controls in Pend Oreille County, effective July 10, 2024, from the Pend Oreille County Sheriff's Office: Effective Wednesday, July 10th, campfires & recreational fires and prescribed burns are prohibited in Pend Oreille County. PEND OREILLE COUNTY BURNING CONTROLS IN EFFECT The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced a ban on campfires, outdoor burning, [...]
Effective 10/26/2022 at 12:01 AM: If you have a written permit, burning is allowed subject to the conditions of your permit. Rule burns, not to exceed 10 feet in diameter (4 feet in diameter in Spokane County), are allowed for forest debris from property that is not improved. Campfires are allowed, however campfires are not allowed on [...]
Effective 9/23/2022 at 12:01 AM: All debris burning on DNR jurisdiction is prohibited. This includes rule burning and permit burning. Campfires are allowed in approved, designated campgrounds only. Contact the county for information on recreation burning on improved property. Contact the Department of Ecology to check if an air-quality ban is in place for your area.
ADVISORY Burn Ban Update for Pend Oreille County: The Fire Danger in Southern Pend Oreille County is “Very High” and in Northern Pend Oreille County is “High.” All debris burning remains prohibited in Pend Oreille County. This includes rule (debris) burning and permit burning. Effective 12:01 am Friday, August 12th, all campfires & recreational fires are [...]
ADVISORY: UPDATED PEND OREILLE COUNTY BURNING CONTROLS Effective Friday, July 22, 2022, at 12:01 am: Debris disposal fires & written burn permit burning are not allowed in ALL of Pend Oreille County. The Fire Danger in Southern Pend Oreille County has changed to “High” and in Northern Pend Oreille County to “Moderate.” PEND OREILLE COUNTY BURNING [...]
Burning Controls in Pend Oreille County effective July 1 2022 from the Pend Oreille County Sheriff's Office The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that all outdoor Rule Burns (Debris Burns) in Pend Oreille County and burning with a DNR permit in South Pend Oreille County are prohibited effective 12:01 a.m. July 1, 2022. [...]
Rule debris burns & permit burns will be allowed in Pend Oreille County beginning Friday, October 8, 2021 The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that the fire danger ratings in Pend Oreille County are “Moderate” in the South and “Low” in the North part of the County. Rule burns will be allowed beginning [...]
Effective Friday, October 1, 2021, for the Foothills region of DNR protected lands, including Pend Oreille County Fire District 8. Fire Danger: Moderate Burn Ban: RULE AND PERMIT BURNS ARE BANNED. Comments: All debris burning is prohibited. This includes rule burning and permit burning. Campfires are allowed; however, campfires are not allowed on state land except [...]
