PACIFIC COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

PRESS RELEASE

August 17, 2023

OUTDOOR BURNING RESTRICTIONS INCREASED IN PACIFIC COUNTY

Pacific County will be implementing additional burning restrictions (Burn Ban) effective at 12:01 a.m. on Friday August 18, 2023 until further notice.  Pacific County joins the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in the implementation of these restrictions.

The burn ban applies to all outdoor burning.

All recreational campfires or other burning is prohibited.  Cooking stoves, barbeques, and recreational fire pits fueled by propane or gas with a shutoff valve are authorized.

Please contact your local fire district for further information and also the Washington State Department of Natural Resources for updates on burn restrictions at 1-800-323-BURN or visit their website at www.dnr.wa.gov/burn-restrictions .  You can also contact ORCAA at 1-800-422-5623 or visit their website at www.orcaa.org .

To contact Pacific County Department of Community Development, please call 360-642-9382 for Long Beach or 360-875-9356 for South Bend.

Shawn Humphreys
Director of Community Development
Fire Marshal-Building Official