PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Adams County Annual Burn

Ban June 1st through September

30th

A reminder from the Adams

County Fire Marshal’s Office.

Adams County’s annual burn

ban is set to go into effect on

June 1, 2024, and will be in effect

until September 30, 2024.

The County wide burn restrictions

were adopted by the Board

of County Commissioners as

part of the Adams County Fire

Prevention Code in September

of 2021 and are effective

through September 30th each

year within the unincorporated

areas of Adams County.

Agricultural and orchard burning

are still allowed when permitted

by the state Department of Ecology,

and recreational campfires

are allowed in approved devices

at public campgrounds when

permitted by the campground

authority. Any recreation campfires

at residences in private fire

pits are allowed as long as there

is a minimum of 25 feet of noncombustible

space around the

fire pit. Large cooking fires for

public and private events must

be permitted through the Adams

County Fire Marshal’s Office.

in advance. Gas and charcoal

barbecues are still allowed.

“When the county burn ban is

lifted on September 30th any

and all outdoor burning restrictions

that are normally in place

and imposed by the Washington

State Department of Ecology

will still be in effect.

The Adams County Fire Marshal’s

Office would also remind

all residents that the use of burn

barrels are always prohibited

in the State of Washington Per

WAC 173-425-050.

Andie Lorenz

Adam County Fire Marshal

Published May 15 and 22, 2024