Office of the County Fire Marshal

100 West Broadway Avenue, Suite 31
Montesano, Washington 98563-3614
Phone:(360) 249-5579
Fax:(360) 249-3203

Outdoor Burning Restriction Lifted in
Grays Harbor County

MONTESANO — Effective 12:01 A.M. on Wednesday, September 30, 2009, the Fire Districts and Fire Departments in Grays Harbor County, in cooperation with the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency (ORCAA), removed restrictions on all outdoor burning. 

The amount of recent rainfall, combined with its projected continuing trend, has increased the 1,000-hour fuel moisture content above 20-percent and reduced the threat of a wildfire to an appropriate level throughout the County. The Fire Marshal’s Office cautioned residents to please note that the threat of escaped debris from burning will begin to increase if a dry trend occurs.

Fire Districts, Fire Departments, Grays Harbor County, and Washington State regulations place importance on following the rules that apply to outdoor burning in your area, and caution all citizens to be careful when burning. Please attend your burn at all times, and make sure that the fire is completely extinguished before leaving it unattended. For more information on outdoor burning on improved property, please contact your local fire protection agency before beginning to burn. 

For more information on local fire restrictions

Grays Harbor County: Fire Marshal’s Office at (360) 249-5579.
Fire Districts: Emergency pages of the local telephone book.
City Fire Departments: Government pages of the local telephone book
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: 1-800-422-5623.
Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest: (360) 565-3121.

For daily updates on burn restrictions

Contact DNR at 1-800-323-BURN or visit the website at www2.wadnr.gov/burn-risk then click on fire information in the far right corner.

Contact ORCAA at 1-800-422-5623 or visit their website at www.orcaa.org.

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