January 31, 2010 – The Stage 2 burn ban in Kitsap County and Stage 1 burn ban in Snohomish County, issued on January 28, are lifted, effective at 10:00 a.m., January 31, 2010.
The current weather pattern has brought improved mixing and dispersion of the fine particle pollution. As a result, air quality has substantially improved.
We appreciate the public’s cooperation with the burn ban, and encourage people to check current air quality conditions and air quality forecasts at our Web site www.pscleanair.org/airq/aqi.aspx# before they burn. Conditions can change quickly this time of year.
For those who heat with wood, please remember that it is always illegal to emit excess chimney smoke and to smoke out your neighbor. You know you are burning properly when you do not see any smoke coming from your chimney. To learn more about the most efficient and cleanest burning techniques, visit www.pscleanair.org/BurningBasics .
For additional information regarding burn bans or other air quality topics visit www.pscleanair.org .
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The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is an air quality management agency serving King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties. Created as a result of the 1967 Washington Clean Air Act, the agency protects public health and improves air quality by adopting and enforcing air quality regulations, educating individuals and businesses about clean-air choices and sponsoring voluntary initiatives to improve air quality.
- Stage 2 burn ban called for Kitsap County; Stage 1 burn ban for Snohomish County
Due to stagnant weather conditions and elevated air pollution levels, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is issuing a Stage 2 burn ban for Kitsap County and a Stage 1 burn ban for Snohomish County, effective at 12:00 p.m. today, January 28, 2010. For more details, visit www.pscleanair.org .
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- FREE Clean Home Heating Clinics
Free clean home heating clinics announcement in the South Puget Sound
- Burn Ban Removed for Yakima County
The current Stage 1 Burn Ban will be REMOVED effective 2:30 P.M. today Friday, January 15, 2010 for Yakima Upper County, effectively removing burn bans from all of Yakima County. Only Agricultural Burning with a pre-approved Allocation to Burn will be allowed over the weekend. Agricultural Burn Allocations will be issued only by direct contact [...]
- Burn Ban Update for Yakima County – 01/14/2010
SUBJECT: UPPER YAKIMA COUNTY – DOWNGRADED to a STAGE 1 BURN BAN
LOWER YAKIMA COUNTY – The STAGE 1 BURN BAN is REMOVED
Explanation: The Air Pollution Control Officer of the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency (YRCAA) has upgraded this burn ban due to improved air quality in both the Upper and the Lower Yakima County [...]
- EPA lifts Burn Ban for Yakama Reservation January 15, 2010
There are no EPA burn bans in effect for Indian Reservations Idaho, Oregon, or Washington
Check with your local fire department or appropriate tribal agency for any local burning requirements.
Under the Federal Air Rules for Reservations, EPA has the authority to call burn bans on reservations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. When an EPA burn ban is [...]
- Upper Yakima County Burn Ban Upgraded to Stage 2 – 01/12/2010
Explanation: The Air Pollution Control Officer of the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency (YRCAA) has upgraded this burn ban due to impaired air quality and associated adverse health effects caused by continued high levels of fine particulate. The high levels of fine particulate, caused primarily by wood stoves and outdoor burning, are trapped close to [...]
- Burn Ban called for Yakama Reservation
January 12, 2010 – EPA Region 10 has called a burn ban on all outdoor burning for the Yakama Reservation due to stagnant air conditions in the region. This burn ban will be in place until further notice and will be reviewed daily.
Under the Federal Air Rules for Reservations, EPA has the authority to call burn bans on reservations [...]
- Stage 1 Burn Ban issued for Upper and Lower Yakima County – 01/11/2010
Effective 9:00 AM today, a Stage 1 Burn Ban is declared for all of Yakima County (except land within the exterior boundaries of the Yakama Indian Reservation) – BOTH the Upper and the Lower Yakima County areas. This curtailment is currently projected to extend until conditions improve.
Explanation: The Air Pollution Control Officer of the Yakima [...]
- Burn Bans Removed for Yakima County – 01/06/2010
The current Stage 2 Burn Ban in Upper Yakima County and the Stage 1 Burn Ban in Lower Yakima County are REMOVED effective 9:00 A.M. today, Wednesday, January 06, 2010. This applies to (indoor) home heating activity only. Thankfully, conditions have improved, at least temporarily. Ventilation is fair today and may be weakening again by [...]
- Yakima County in Stage 1 and 2 Burn Bans – 01/04/2010
UPPER YAKIMA COUNTY – remains in a STAGE 2 BURN BAN and in LOWER YAKIMA COUNTY – A STAGE 1 BURN BAN is DECLARED
Explanation: The Air Pollution Control Officer of the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency (YRCAA) has declared this burn ban due to impaired air quality and associated adverse health effects caused by high [...]
- Upper Yakima County Stage 2 Burn Ban Declared – 01/02/10
A Stage 2 Burn Ban is declared for the UPPER YAKIMA COUNTY AREA only and is projected to last until at least 8:00 a.m., Monday, January 04, 2010. No Agricultural Burning is allowed in either the Upper or Lower Yakima County areas. No burn ban is presently in place in the Lower Yakima County area.
Explanation: [...]
- Stage 2 Burn Ban to be REMOVED for Yakima County – 01/01/2010.
The current Stage 2 Burn Ban will be REMOVED effective 12:00 P.M. tomorrow, Friday, January 01, 2010 for Yakima County. This applies to (indoor) home heating activity only. No Agricultural Burning will be approved over the weekend.
YRCAA wishes to extend congratulations and thanks to all persons, families and businesses who, through understanding and cooperation helped [...]
- YAKIMA COUNTY BURN BAN UPGRADED TO STAGE 2
Effective 9:00 AM today, Wednesday, December 30, 2009, the Stage 1 Burn Ban currently in place is UPGRADED to a STAGE 2 BURN BAN for all of Yakima County (except for areas within the exterior boundaries of the Yakama Indian Reservation) – BOTH the Upper and the Lower Yakima County areas.
Explanation: The Air Pollution [...]
- Burn ban lifted for Pierce County
Effective at noon today, the burn ban in Pierce County is lifted. For more information visit www.pscleanair.org
- Stage 1 Burn Ban LIFTED in Thurston County
Thanks largely to a change in weather, air quality in ORCAA’s jurisdiction has improved substantially . As a result, the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency has lifted its Stage 1 Burn Ban in Thurston County effective immediately.
To ensure clean, healthful air for all, ORCAA encourages residents to be responsible and to burn only when absolutely [...]
- Yakima County Stage 1 Burn Ban extended – 12/28/09
Effective 3:00 PM today, Monday, December 28th, 2009, the current Stage 1 Burn Ban is continued through at least Wednesday, December 30th, 4 PM for Yakima County area (except Yakama Indian Reservation lands, as described below).
Explanation: The Air Pollution Control Officer of the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency (YRCAA) has continued this burn ban due to air [...]
- Burn bans lifted for Kitsap and Snohomish counties; Stage 2 burn ban remains in effect for Pierce County
Due to improved weather conditions in Kitsap and Snohomish counties, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is lifting the burn bans for those counties. A Stage 2 [...]
- Stage 1 Burn Ban EXTENDED in Thurston County
Dec. 26, 2009 – A Stage One Burn Ban has been extended in Thurston county at least until TUESDAY EVENING. Conditions will be reevaluated at that time to determine when the ban can be lifted.
Under a Stage 1 Ban, no burning is allowed in fireplaces or uncertified wood stoves, and all outdoor burning is prohibited, [...]
- Ecology issues burn ban for Walla Walla County
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- Stage 2 burn ban called for Pierce County; Stage 1 bans remain in effect for Kitsap and Snohomish counties
Effective immediately, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is upgrading the burn ban in Pierce County to Stage 2. The Stage 1 burn ban issued yesterday for Kitsap and Snohomish [...]
- Stage 1 Burn Ban called for Thurston County
A Stage One Burn Ban is being called for Thurston county effective 2 p.m. today and continuing at least until Sunday morning.
Under a Stage 1 Ban, no burning is allowed in fireplaces or uncertified wood stoves, and all outdoor burning is prohibited, even in areas where outdoor burning is not permanently banned. Additionally, no visible [...]
- STAGE 1 BURN BAN EXTENDS TO ALL OF YAKIMA COUNTY 12/24/09
Effective 8:00 AM tomorrow, Thursday, December 24th, 2009, a Stage 1 Burn Ban is also declared for the Lower Yakima County area (except Yakama Indian Reservation lands, as described below) – combined with the current Stage 1 Burn Ban in the Upper Yakima County area, all of Yakima County areas will be in a Stage [...]
- Stage 1 burn ban called for Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties
The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is issuing a Stage 1 burn ban for Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties, effective Wednesday, December 23rd at 4:00 p.m. For details, visit www.pscleanair.org
- Yakima County Burn Bans Amended – 12/21/09
The current Stage 2 Burn Ban in Upper Yakima County is DOWNGRADED to Stage 1 and the Stage 1 Burn Ban in Lower Yakima County is REMOVED effective 3:00 P.M. today, Monday, December 21, 2009.
Conditions have improved temporarily but are projected to worsen again on Wednesday and Thursday, Christmas Eve day. Because conditions are expected [...]
- Stage 1 Ban called for Kittitas County
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) issued a burn ban in Kittitas County because of worsening air quality.
Ecology’s Stage 1 burn ban for Kittitas County is effective immediately and will continue until at least 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 21. The Stage 1 ban applies to unnecessary use of uncertified wood stoves, inserts and fireplaces, and [...]
- YAKIMA COUNTY – UPGRADES TO STAGE 2 BURN BAN – 12-17-09
Effective 2:00 PM today, the Stage 1 Burn Ban currently in place in the Lower Yakima County area is UPGRADED to a STAGE 2 BURN BAN. The current Stage 2 BURN BAN in the Upper Yakima County area will remain in place as long as conditions persist. (Please note the exception below for the Yakama [...]
- Yakima County issues Stage 1 & Stage 2 Burn Bans 12-16-09
Effective 1:00 PM today, a Stage 2 Burn Ban is declared for the Upper Yakima County and a Stage 1 Burn Ban has been declared for the Lower Yakima County area.
Explanation: The Air Pollution Control Officer of the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency (YRCAA) has declared this burn ban due to impaired air quality and [...]
- EPA Continues Outdoor Burn Ban only for the Yakama Reservation
EPA Continues Outdoor Burn Ban only for the Yakama Reservation
Contact:
Gary Olson, 206-553-0977, olson.gary@epa.gov
Keith Rose, 206-553-1949, rose.keith@epa.gov,
(Seattle, Wash. – December 16, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 has called a continuation of the burn ban on all outdoor burning on the Yakama reservations in Washington due to continuing stagnant air conditions in the [...]
- Yakima County Stage 1 & Stage 2 Burn Bans Removed 12/15/09
The current Stage 2 Burn Ban in Upper Yakima County and the Stage 1 Burn Ban in Lower Yakima County are REMOVED effective 2:00 P.M. today, Tuesday, December 15, 2009. This applies to (indoor) home heating activity only.
Conditions have improved, at least temporarily, and should remain so at least into Thursday, December 17th.
YRCAA wishes to [...]
- EPA Continues Outdoor Burn Ban only for the Yakama Reservation
EPA Continues Outdoor Burn Ban only for the Yakama Reservation
Contact:
Gary Olson, 206-553-0977, olson.gary@epa.gov
Keith Rose, 206-553-1949, rose.keith@epa.gov,
(Seattle, Wash. – December 14, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 has called a continuation of the burn ban on all outdoor burning on the Yakama reservations in Washington due to continuing stagnant air conditions as a [...]
- 12-13-09 Yakima County Stage 1 & 2 Burn Bans continue as amended.
Effective 9:30 AM today, December 13, 2009, the Upper Yakima County is upgraded to a Stage 2 Burn Ban and the Lower Yakima County area will remain in a Stage 1 Burn Ban as long as conditions persist.
Explanation: The Air Pollution Control Officer of the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency (YRCAA) has declared this burn [...]
- Stage 1 Burn Ban lifted in Lewis County
By kathy on December 14, 2009 at 10:51 in Burn Bans • No Comments
Due to overnight precipitation and improving air quality, the Southwest Clean Air Agency (SWCAA) is removing the Stage 1 Burn Ban called for Lewis County, effective 10:00 AM on December 14, 2009. The long term weather forecast indicates conditions that will provide good [...]
- Stage 1 Burn Ban lifted in Lewis County
Due to overnight precipitation and improving air quality, the Southwest Clean Air Agency (SWCAA) is removing the Stage 1 Burn Ban called for Lewis County, effective 10:00 AM on December 14, 2009. The long term weather forecast indicates conditions that will provide good ventilation in Southwest Washington.
We would like to extend our gratitude and appreciation to [...]
- Stage 1 Burn Ban lifted in Cowlitz County
Due to overnight precipitation and improving air quality, the Southwest Clean Air Agency (SWCAA) is removing the Stage 1 Burn Ban called for Cowlitz County, effective 10:00 AM on December 14, 2009. The long term weather forecast indicates conditions that will provide good ventilation in Southwest Washington.
We would like to extend our gratitude and appreciation [...]
- Stage 2 Burn Ban lifted in Clark County
Due to overnight precipitation and improving air quality, the Southwest Clean Air Agency (SWCAA) has removed the Stage 2 Burn Ban called for Clark Couny, effective 10:00 AM on December 14, 2009. The long term weather forecast indicates conditions that will provide good ventilation in Southwest Washington.
We would like to extend our gratitude and appreciation [...]
- Ecology burn ban expires in Chelan, Douglas counties
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 14, 2009
Ban expires for Chelan and Douglas counties
Last week, worsening air quality conditions led the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) to issue a Stage 1 burn ban on unnecessary use of uncertified wood stoves, inserts and fireplaces, and on all outdoor burning.
Cold, stagnant air traps pollution, including smoke from burning wood, close to the ground. Fine particles in [...]
- Stage 2 Ban LIFTED in Thurston County
Thanks largely to a change in weather, air quality in ORCAA’s jurisdiction has improved substantially . As a result, the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency has lifted its Stage 2 Burn Ban in Thurston County effective today, Dec. 13, at 1 p.m.
To ensure clean, healthful air for all, ORCAA encourages residents to be responsible and [...]
- Stage 2 burn ban lifted for King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties
The Stage 2 burn ban issued on December 8 for Snohomish County and December 9 for King, Kitsap and Pierce counties is lifted, effective at 10:00 a.m., December 13, 2009. http://www.pscleanair.org/news/newsroom/releases/2009/12_13_09_burn_ban_lifted.aspx
The current weather pattern has brought improved mixing and dispersion of fine particle pollution. As a result, air quality has improved sufficiently to allow the [...]
- Ecology News Release: Burn ban extended to Monday in Chelan. Douglas counties
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- Yakima County Burn Ban Upgraded to Stage 2
Effective 3:00 PM today, the Stage 1 Burn Ban currently in place is UPGRADED to a STAGE 2 BURN BAN for all of Yakima County (except Yakama Indian Reservation land) – BOTH the Upper and the Lower Yakima County areas. This curtailment is currently projected to extend to 3:00 PM Sunday, December 13, 2009, at [...]
- Stage 2 burn ban continues for King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties
December 11, 2009 – Due to continuing stagnant weather conditions and elevated air pollution levels, the Stage 2 burn ban called by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency for King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties remains in effect.
http://www.pscleanair.org/news/newsroom/releases/2009/12_11_09_burn_ban_continues.aspx
According to the agency’s meteorology staff, the temperature inversion that has impacted the region this week is still [...]
- EPA Continues Outdoor Burn Ban for Indian Reservations in Washington
EPA Continues Outdoor Burn Ban for Indian Reservations in Washington
Contact:
Gary Olson, 206-553-0977, olson.gary@epa.gov
Keith Rose, 206-553-1949, rose.keith@epa.gov,
(Seattle, Wash. – December 11, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 has called a continuation of the burn ban on all outdoor burning on the following reservations in Washington due to continuing stagnant air conditions as a [...]
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