County-Wide Burn Ban Begins July 15: Snohomish Fire Marshal

EDMONDS, WA — Edmonds is included in a county-wide ban on outdoor burning set to go into effect Monday, according to the Snohomish County Fire Marshal. The ban will apply to all outdoor burning other than recreational fires, with conditions.

The burn ban will be in effect as of 8 a.m. July 15, and along with Edmonds it will apply to the cities of Arlington, Brier, Darrington, Everett, Granite Falls, Gold Bar, Index, Lynnwood, Marysville, Mill Creek, Mountlake Terrace, Monroe, Mukilteo, Snohomish, Stanwood, and Sultan — including within those cities' incorporated boundaries.

Anyone living outside those cities is advised to contact their local fire departments for current burn restriction information. Additionally, all previously obtained burn permits from Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) are suspended until the ban is lifted, which will only happen after a sustained period of rain and/or when the risk of wildfire returns to 'low.'

Unrestricted recreational fires will be allowed so long as the flames are less than three feet in diameter and under two feet high, and used for cooking and/or leisure. Recreational fires must also be contained in a fire pit that does not have any other combustible materials within a 10-foot radius, they must be monitored at all times, and a water source must be readily available nearby.

That said, all recreational fires should be made with extreme caution during continued dry-weather conditions. For more information, contact the Fire Marshal's Information Hotline at 425-388-3508, or visit snohomishcountywa.gov/Fire-Marshal.