WA Burn Bans

[January 28, 2012] Effective at 5:00 p.m. today, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is cancelling the air quality burn  ban issued for Pierce County.

The area of high pressure that calmed winds and dropped temperatures last night is leaving our region today. Agency forecasters expect evening winds tonight and tomorrow, which should disperse air pollution and restore good air quality in  Pierce County.

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:

1. Sign up for clean air              newswhere you can:
   1. Receive e-mail notification of burn bans
   2. Follow us on Twitter/Facebook
   3. Subscribe to R.P.I.N. and EnviroFlash
2. Visit our Web site www.pscleanair.org
3. Call our Air Quality 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.

For more information:

• Updated air pollution data and forecasts
• Frequently asked questions about burn bans
• How to heat efficiently and cleanly
• Sign up for clean air         news
• Learn about clean home heating with videos on our YouTube channel

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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.

Find out more information about RCW 70.94.473, WAC 173-425 and important key terms.