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PROHIBITED MATERIALS


It is against state law for any person to allow any outdoor fire that contains any of the following:

  • Household garbage or trash (including cardboard or paper - other than what is necessary to start the fire)
  • Dead animals
  • Asphalt
  • Petroleum products
  • Paints
  • Rubber products
  • Plastics
  • Treated wood
  • Construction/ demolition debris
  • Metal
  • Any other substance, which normally emits dense smoke or noxious odors when burned.

Penalties

Penalties may be assessed for violations of the rules on a Resdidential Outdoor Burning Permit and/ or the rules listed above. In addition, the Fire District may recover all costs incurred during response, control, or suppressing of an unlawful or out-of-control fire. The property owner or person doing the burning assumes responsibilities for any damage, by emission or flame to any structure, utility line or pole, tree or shrub, fence, road or right-of-way or public or private edifice. The applicant accepts responsibility for any claimed adverse effects to the health of any person or persons in the path of said emission. Burning garbage or any prohibited material may result in additional fines from Olympic Region Clean Air Agency.