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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I get a kick out of how the "potential for wildfire is unusually high" EVERY SINGLE YEAR. Seriously, this same memo comes out and they ban fires in about August every year. I wonder how many times it has to happen before it becomes usual?
I'm about 50 miles from the Goldendale fire and missed a day of work yesterday due to asthma from the smoke. Yeah, it's bad but I think a total ban is a bit much. Maybe restrict to developed fire rings, and no huge bonfires up over the lip of the ring either.
I'm sure it's happened but I can't think of any forest fires that have started from a campfire ring at a developed campsite. It's always lightning, cigarettes, ORVs, firearms (sparking when they hit a poorly chosen target), etc.
I'm about 50 miles from the Goldendale fire and missed a day of work yesterday due to asthma from the smoke. Yeah, it's bad but I think a total ban is a bit much. Maybe restrict to developed fire rings, and no huge bonfires up over the lip of the ring either.
I'm sure it's happened but I can't think of any forest fires that have started from a campfire ring at a developed campsite. It's always lightning, cigarettes, ORVs, firearms (sparking when they hit a poorly chosen target), etc.
