FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2011
Stage 1 Burn Ban Being Declared for Clark County
The use of fireplaces and uncertified
wood stoves will be prohibited until air quality improves. Households without
an alternative heat source are exempted.
VANCOUVER, Wash.
– The Southwest Clean Air Agency (SWCAA) is issuing a Stage
1 Burn Ban effective at 5:00 p.m. Friday, December 2, 2011 for all of Clark
County. Fine particle pollution levels
rose quickly Thursday night into Friday morning due to stagnant weather
patterns. Evening inversions followed by
poor daytime ventilation and dispersion is forecasted to continue for the upcoming
weekend, and into next week. This
stagnant weather pattern means that the use of all fireplaces, uncertified wood
stoves and inserts is prohibited until air quality improves and the Stage 1
Burn Ban is lifted. All outdoor burning is also prohibited
during this Stage 1 Burn Ban, which will remain in place until further notice. If air quality continues to deteriorate, this
Burn Ban may have to be upgraded to a Stage 2, which would prohibit all wood burning, including fireplaces,
certified wood stoves, inserts and pellet stoves. If
wood burning is your sole source of heat, you are exempt and we ask that you
burn as clean as possible.
We make every effort to ensure that all burn ban announcements and restrictions are posted. Always call or visit your county and local clean air agency and check the DNR fire danger for the most current information.
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