Burn Ban downgraded to Stage 1

The Stage 2 Burn Ban has been Downgraded to Stage 1 by the YRCAA Air Pollution Control Officer for both the Upper and Lower Yakima County areas effective Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. Until further notice. This Burn Ban has been Downgraded due to improving dispersion and ventilation.

Air Quality can change rapidly; please keep watching and we will update the situation as necessary.

During a Stage 1 Burn Ban:

• All Outdoor Burning, including Agricultural Burning, is Prohibited;
• The use of any Fireplace, Woodstove or Fireplace Insert is Prohibited, unless it is a Certified Heating Device or the only source of Heat; and
• All Violations of the Burn Ban are subject to Civil Penalty.

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