Update at 8:23 am, 6/15
Due to current weather conditions, on June 14th, 2022, the Klickitat County Board of County Commissioners rescinded Resolution number 05722, dated May 31st, 2022. Therefore, the Burn Ban for Zone Three will not go into effect on June 15th, 2022 as scheduled.
The Klickitat County Board of County Commissioners during the next scheduled weekly meeting on June 21st, 2022, will discuss and possibly determine when the Zone Three Burn Ban will go into effect for the upcoming wildfire season. Klickitat County residents in Burn Ban Zone Three should anticipate that the Burn Ban may go into effect as soon as July 1st, 2022.
Klickitat County Burn Ban Zone Three defined as lands between the western boundaries of Klickitat County Fire Districts #4, 12 and 15 then north on the Klickitat River to the north county line, to the west county line, to include but not limited to Klickitat County Fire Districts #1, 3, 8 and 13; outside the corporate limits of any city or town; the jurisdiction of the Yakama Indian Nation; and the jurisdiction of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. The public is directed to check with the appropriate authorities concerning burning restrictions within the corporate limits of any city or town.
For clarity the zone boundaries follow fire district boundaries as much as possible. Maps detailing the zone boundaries have been created and are available to view and download on the KCDEM webpage.
Klickitat County Burn Ban Zone One went into effect on May 1, 2022, and Klickitat County Burn Ban Zone Two on June 1, 2022.
Original Press Release:
Ban on Outdoor Burning from June 15, 2022 through September 30, 2022
Klickitat County is establishing a ban on outdoor burning for Klickitat County Burn Ban Zone Three defined as lands between the Klickitat County Fire District #7 eastern boundary west to the western boundaries of Klickitat County Fire Districts #4, 12 and 15 then north on the Klickitat River to the north county line, to the west county line, to include but not limited to Klickitat County Fire Districts #1, 3, 8 and 13; outside the corporate limits of any city or town; the jurisdiction of the Yakama Indian Nation; and the jurisdiction of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and prohibiting the issuance of burning permits except for authorized agricultural burning. Residential barbecues will be allowed. At the discretion of the Fire Chief, Fire Protection Districts are exempt from this ban for the purposes of live fire training activities. Said ban on outdoor burning shall be in full force and effect from June 15, 2022 through September 30, 2022. The public is directed to check with the appropriate authorities concerning burning restrictions within the corporate limits of any city or town.
In 2018 Klickitat County Department of Emergency Management (KCDEM) in cooperation with the Klickitat County Interagency Fire Association (KCIFA) created new County Burn Ban Zone designations for establishing County outdoor burn bans. This consists of three zones across the county starting in the east with Zone One then Zone Two covering the central area and Zone Three covering the west end of the county. For clarity the zone boundaries follow fire district boundaries as much as possible. Maps detailing the zone boundaries have been created and are available to view and download on the KCDEM webpage.
Klickitat County Burn Ban Zone One went into effect on May 1, 2022, and Klickitat County Burn Ban Zone Two on June 1, 2022.
The full resolution and KC Burn Ban maps can be viewed online at our webpage https://www.klickitatcounty.org/1242/Burn-Bans-Zones-and-Notice