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Clallam County Fire Marshal upgrades burn ban

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, July 24, 2024

By Peninsula Daily News

A large brush fire that charred a vacant lot near 13th and K streets on the west side of Port Angeles on Monday underscores the current level of fire danger. (KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS)
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A large brush fire that charred a vacant lot near 13th and K streets on the west side of Port Angeles on Monday underscores the current level of fire danger. (KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS)

A large brush fire that charred a vacant lot near 13th and K streets on the west side of Port Angeles on Monday underscores the current level of fire danger. (KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS)
A large brush fire that charred a vacant lot near 13th and K streets on the west side of Port Angeles on Monday underscores the current level of fire danger. (KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS)

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Fire Marshal has upgraded fire restrictions in unincorporated Clallam County to a full burn ban.

“With the extended dry weather in the forecast and with several brushfires in the last few days, it’s obviously time to upgrade the burn ban to prohibit all outdoor burning,” said George Bailey, the county fire marshal.

The ban prohibits all outdoor fires with the exception of propane or gas appliances and pellet stoves, according to a Clallam County press release.

The exemption requires that the grill or stove is used over a non-flammable surface and is at least five feet away from any flammable vegetation.

Outdoor burning includes recreational campfires, bonfires, charcoal grills, yard debris disposal, trash disposal, land clearing, weed abatement and agricultural burning.

For more information, visit www.clallamcountywa.gov/884/burning-restrictions.

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