Klickitat County Zone One – FD 2, 9, and 10 and
Klickitat County Zone Two – FD4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, and 15
Outdoor Burn Ban Extension Through October 31, 2022
Due to the high wildfire hazard conditions experienced this summer and continued lack of sufficient precipitation, Klickitat County is extending the ban on outdoor burning within Klickitat County Burn Ban Zone One, defined as lands East of the Klickitat County Fire District #7 eastern boundary to include but not limited to Klickitat County Fire Districts #2, 9 and 10; within Klickitat County Burn Ban Zone Two, 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 include but not limited to Klickitat County Fire Districts #4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14 and 15; 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. Said ban on outdoor burning shall be in full force and effect through October 31, 2022. The public is directed to check with the appropriate authorities concerning burning restrictions within the corporate limits of any city or town.
The full resolution and KC Burn Ban maps can be viewed online at our webpage
https://www.klickitatcounty.org/1242/Burn-Bans-Zones-and-Notices
Klickitat County Burn Ban Zone Three
Ban on Outdoor Burning from October 12, 2022 through October 31, 2022
Klickitat County is establishing a ban on outdoor burning for 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 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 October 12, 2022 through October 31, 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 and are extended until October 31, 2022 as well.
The full resolution and KC Burn Ban maps can be viewed online at our webpage
https://www.klickitatcounty.org/1242/Burn-Bans-Zones-and-Notices
Rural 7 is allowed to set their own ban but we are following the county which may be confusing for some as we had previously announced it would end 10/14 when we anticipated some moisture by now. Rural 7 Burn Ban extended to October 31, 2022.