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Edmonds City Limits
An outdoor burning ban was imposed
within Edmonds city limits in 1992. The ban makes it unlawful to
engage in any type of outdoor burning, with three exceptions:
- fires for fire-fighting training,
- small cooking fires that consist solely of charcoal, natural
gas, propane, or seasoned natural wood, and
- campfires at approved locations in state, county, and city
campgrounds.
The above exceptions, however, adhere
to municipal and Puget Sound Clean Air (PSCA) guidelines. Exceptions
are also overridden by neighbor complaints or air quality concerns.
Contact Puget Sound Clean Air (www.pscleanair.org or call 1-800-595-4341)
to see if an air-quality burn ban is in effect.
Outside the City Limits
(Woodway and Esperance)
PSCA established a residential and
land-clearing outdoor burning ban in the Town of Woodway and unincorporated
Snohomish County. Exceptions include:
- recreational fires that are no larger than three feet in diameter
and two feet high and must use only charcoal or dried firewood,
and
- Indian ceremonial fires that are “necessary for Native
American ceremonies” if part of a religious ritual and
conducted by and for Native Americans are allowed throughout
Washington.
Outdoor Burning Complaints
A citizen may call 9-1-1 to complain
of air quality impairments. The Fire Department will be dispatched
and the owner will be asked to extinguish the fire, regardless
of specific exceptions.
Be Safe
The Fire Code requires that outdoor
fires that meet the above parameters must be at least 25-feet from
combustible structures and vegetation.
For Further Information
Contact the Edmonds Fire Department,
Fire Prevention Division at 425-771-0213.
Snohomish County
Outdoor burning is only allowed with a valid burn permit. For
information regarding obtaining a residential or land clearing
burn permit, please contact the Office of the County Fire Marshal
at 425-388-3557.
Recreational fires continue to be allowed in approved fire pits
without a permit. The fire pit must be constructed of a noncombustible
material such as concrete or metal. By definition, recreational
fires are cooking fires or campfires using charcoal or firewood.
These fires may not be greater than three feet in diameter and/or
two feet in height.
Please contact the County’s Outdoor Burning
Information Hotline at 425-388-3508 for updated information.
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Last modified:
March 05, 2007
