State Wide Burn Ban in Wa
All lands that come under state DNR protection now have a burn ban in effect. This includes fires in designated pits and includes campgrounds public and private. We are getting mixed signals about...
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Francesca Knowles wrote:
I can't find the original "text" of the order if any such document exists. I did find the following at the Kitsap Sun website, and I think it likely they got it right:
Kitsap Sun wrote:Link
The ban does not apply to federal lands, including national parks and national forests, which operate under separate rules. Nor does it apply to private homes and property protected by local fire districts, which have issued their own ban on outdoor burning, except for small campfires and barbecues. For details, check with your local fire district
Since all sources agree that the order is confined to "lands under DNR protection", the protection provided by local fire districts puts most private property within those jurisdictions and subject only to their rules.
Which means those that are protected by DNR come under the ban, private or otherwise. That's the way I read it anyway.
