A Stage 1 burn ban was lifted in Pierce County on Tuesday, according to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.
A Stage 1 burn ban was lifted in Pierce County on Tuesday, according to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.
Cold, stagnant weather has forced various levels of air-quality burn bans throughout January.
During a Stage 1 ban, burning is not allowed in fireplaces or uncertified wood stoves. Officials remind residents that burning garbage always is illegal and that stoves used to heat with wood should not emit excess smoke.
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WALLA WALLA -- Walla Walla County has imposed a temporary burn ban.
From 6 a.m. Friday through noon Sunday, there will be a ban on all burning, including agricultural, residential and special burns.
The ban will be put in place to aid the balloonists participating in the annual Balloon Stampede.
An air quality burn ban went into effect at noon for Pierce, King and Snohomish counties until further notice, according to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.
The Stage 1 burn ban has been lifted in Pierce County, according to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.
The burn ban in place for Pierce, King and Snohomish counties has been lowered to a Stage 1 burn ban, according to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.
A burn ban in Pierce County is again on the move.
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