Below are the most recent Burn Ban announcements in PSCAA


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Effective at 4:00 p.m. February 6, 2012, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is lifting the air quality burn ban issued for Pierce County. Visit pscleanair.org for details.

To protect public health from rising air pollution levels, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is issuing a Stage 1 burn ban in Pierce County, effective at 4 p.m. February 3, 2012.  This ban is in effect until further notice.

High pressure is building east of the Cascade Mountains through the weekend. Dry, stagnant air is expected in Pierce County, resulting in rising air pollution, especially in communities where residential wood burning is common. With stagnant conditions expected to continue through the weekend and beyond, pollution levels could reach the “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” category at some locations.

For details, visit pscleanair.org.

To protect public health from rising air pollution levels, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is issuing a Stage 1 burn ban in Pierce County, effective at 12 p.m. today. This ban is in effect until further notice.

High pressure has been building over the Puget Sound region, resulting in very cold and stagnant weather conditions. Air pollution is building up in Pierce County, especially in communities where residential wood burning is common. With stagnant conditions expected to continue through tomorrow, pollution levels could reach the “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” category at some locations. For details visit pscleanair.org.

[January 14, 2012] Effective at 10:00 a.m. today, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is lifting the air quality burn bans issued for King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties.

Agency forecasters were tracking a new weather system expected to arrive last night.  Winds from that system are now dispersing the air pollution that built up across the Puget Sound over the past week.

We appreciate the public’s cooperation with the burn ban. We encourage people to check current air quality and burn ban status before they burn. Conditions can change quickly this time of year. To check burn ban status:

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  2. Visit our Web site www.pscleanair.org
  3. Call our burn ban InfoLine at 1-800- 595-4341

For those who heat with wood, please remember that it is always illegal to emit excess chimney smoke or to smoke out your neighbor, burn ban or not. You know you are burning properly when you do not see any smoke coming from your chimney. And burning garbage is always illegal.

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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 by adopting and enforcing air quality regulations, educating individuals and businesses about clean-air choices and sponsoring voluntary initiatives to improve air quality.

Continuing cold weather and rising air pollution have prompted a Stage 2 burn ban in Pierce and Snohomish counties, effective at 11 a.m. today; a Stage 1 burn ban remains in effect for King and Kitsap counties, according to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.  These bans are in effect until further notice. 

High pressure remains over the region, with stagnant conditions that caused air quality to degrade significantly last night in parts of Pierce and Snohomish counties, triggering the need for a Stage 2 burn ban. Areas of King and Kitsap counties also experienced elevated air pollution, but not enough to warrant the more restrictive Stage 2 ban. Clean Air Agency forecasters expect little wind today and through this evening. Pollution levels will remain high today through this evening, especially in communities where residential wood burning is common. In these communities air quality is likely to reach levels considered “unhealthy for sensitive groups.”

For details visit pscleanair.org