BURN BAN DOWNGRADED TO STAGE 1 FOR ALL OF YAKIMA COUNTY.
The Stage 2 Burn Ban in effect in the Yakima County, but has been downgraded to Stage 1 in the upper Yakima County area effective Tuesday December 27, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. until further notice. Lower Yakima County will remain in a Stage 1.
All of Yakima county in a stage one burn ban.
During a Stage 1 Burn Ban:
All Outdoor Burning, including Agricultural burning, is prohibited;
The use of any fireplace, wood stove 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.
Visit Yakima Clean Air for more information.