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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Pangaea Ron wrote:Dakzuki wrote:Francesca Knowles wrote:
I'm puzzled by the prohibition for "private campgrounds"- unless they're on land leased from the State, I question DNR's jurisdiction there.
As noted, the ban applies to " lands protected by DNR", and that protection doesn't extend to private property.
I believe it may extend to private property, hence the language. If you have private property adjacent to or within DNR lands, you are subject to the ban. DNR crews don't stop fighting fires at property lines. I wonder if it's because they are using up all the DNR crews on the fires they are fighting right now....and we have potential lightning this weekend.
Dakzuki
Where do you find the reference to "private property adjacent to"? I've tried to find it in DNR notices.
The www.firewise.org link seems bad?
If your property is adjacent to or surrounded by DNR protected lands you may well be protected by DNR too unless a municipality, Feds, or some other entity do it. I assume it is the responsibility of the landowner to know this.
