Submitted by Grays Harbor County Department of Public Services
Effective 12:01 a.m.. Friday, July 14, 2017, The Grays Harbor County Fire Marshals’ Office, Fire Districts and Fire Departments will be enacting restrictions on outdoor burning. All residential burning, along with land clearing burning will be prohibited until further notice.
Recreational campfires are allowed if built in improved fire pits in designated campgrounds, such as those typically found in local, county, and state parks and in commercial campgrounds.
On private land, campfires are permitted with the landowner’s permission if built in the following approved manner:
- The campfire shall be no greater than 3-feet in diameter and constructed of a ring of metal, stone or brick 8-inches above ground surface, with a 2-foot-wide area cleared down to exposed soil surrounding the outside of the pit.
- The campfire shall have an area at least 10-feet around it cleared of all flammable material and at least 20-feet of clearance from overhead flammable materials or fuels.
- The campfire must be attended at all times by a responsible person at least 16-years old with the ability to extinguish the fire with a shovel and a 5-gallon bucket of water or with a connected and charged water hose.
Completely extinguish campfires by pouring water or moist soil in them and stirring with a shovel until all parts are cool to the touch. The use of self-contained camp stoves is encouraged as an alternative.
For more information on local fire restrictions
Grays Harbor County: Fire Marshal’s Office at 360-249-4222
Fire Districts: Emergency pages of the local telephone book
City Fire Departments: Government pages of the local telephone book
Washington State Department of Natural Resources: Pacific Cascade Regional Office at 360-577-2025 or Olympic Region Office at 360-374-2811
Olympic Region Clean Air Agency: 800-422-5623
Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest: 360-565-3121
Washington State Parks: 360-902-8844
For updates on burn restrictions
Contact the Grays Harbor County Fire Marshals’ office at 360-249-4222 or, DNR at 1-800-323-BURN or visit the DNR website.
Contact ORCAA at 1-800-422-5623 or visit the ORCAA website.
