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September 26th, 2011

Outdoor burning restrictions to be lifted October 1, 2011

SKAGIT COUNTY - The outdoor burn ban will be lifted for all unincorporated areas of Skagit County on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 8:00 a.m.

This decision was made by the Skagit County Fire Marshal's Office in conjunction with neighboring counties.

Residents within an incorporated city, town, or Skagit County urban growth area should contact city fire departments for burn restriction information.
Four feet by four feet (or smaller) burn piles of natural vegetation are allowed without a permit in unincorporated Skagit County (outside urban growth areas). Burn permits must be acquired from Skagit County Fire Warden, Fred Wefer, for natural vegetation burn pile sizes over four feet by four feet. To apply for a permit, leave a message for Wefer at (360) 428-3293. A list of burn permit applicants will be compiled and each person will be contacted in the order that their request is received.

Only natural vegetation (leaves, grass and tree trimmings) may be burned. It is never legal to burn garbage, household trash, lumber, building construction waste, or demolition debris.

The Skagit County Fire Marshal's Office would like to thank the public for their cooperation in supporting the fire prevention efforts during the burn ban.

For more information regarding the burn program, please visit www.skagitcounty.net/firemarshal or contact the Skagit County Fire Warden at (360) 428-3293.