Fire Marshal

Fire Marshal

www.skagitcounty.net/firemarshal

 

September 12, 2024
Skagit County lifts Outdoor Burn Ban for Unincorporated Areas beginning September 14, 2024
Effective at 08:00 am. September 14, 2024, and until further notice, residential yard, and land-clearing fires are again permitted in areas within unincorporated Skagit County.

Before lighting any fire, please know your jurisdictional burn rules. Campfires are banned statewide in all portions of Department of Natural Resources protected lands and North Cascade National Parks.

On improved properties or lots within unincorporated Skagit County recreational/cooking fires are still allowed with all safety precautions followed.

During these high fire risk times, it is highly recommended that you only use propane fire pits and refrain from any fires that emit sparks.  

The weather ‘s been wetter than normal so why are we implementing a modified burn ban?

In partnership with the Skagit County Chief’s Association, the Skagit County Fire Marshal's Office has decided to proactively have a “set date” to inform the public when to expect burn restrictions every year. In the past, we have not been able to provide much notice by waiting until the weather models, vegetation flammability and fire potential have reached elevated risk levels.

The “set date” decision is to allow everyone notification and is a proactive measure to mitigate potential fire risks to your community and forest lands. This date is within a week or two of when our area is normally in burn-restrictive times, which we will do moving forward.

We recognize that this year will be educational for everyone, and the goal is to have the debris cleaned up before fire risk times.

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• Information on alternatives to outdoor burning
• Information on proper use of woodstoves
• Report an illegal burn or excessive smoke, or call 360-428-1617
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  More information
• Local air quality information: Northwest Clean Air Agency.
  
• Statewide air quality monitoring: Washington Department of Ecology
  
  

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A division of the Planning and Development Services Department, the Fire Marshal's Office provides the following services:

• Review of permit applications for consistency with the International Fire Code (e.g., structure construction, driveway fire access (standards), fire flow, sprinkler systems, alarms, egress, and venting)
  
• Annual inspections of commercial construction (checklist) for consistency with the International Fire Code
  
• Outdoor burning and fireworks permitting and regulation
  
• Outreach and education programs about fire safety

Outdoor and Recreational Burning & Burn Bans	Maintain and Update Fire Safety Property Information	Fireworks Permits and Regulations	Fire Investigation Records

Application Forms

• Special Events Fire Permit

Codes
The Fire Marshal’s Office administers the following codes:

• International Fire Code (as adopted by WAC 51-54A-003 and SCC 15.04.020 and amended by 15.04.030(2))
  
• International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (adopted by WAC 51-54A-007 and SCC 15.04.020 and amended by 15.04.030(2)(i))

 

Contact

• Emergencies Dial: 911
• Outdoor burning information and permits: 360-416-1840
• Business annual inspection request line: 360-416-1845
• Deputy Fire Marshal Bonnie LaCount: 360-416-1842
• E-mail: firemarshal@co.skagit.wa.us
• Business Hours 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  

Links of Interest

• Map of current permitted burns
  
• Report Hazardous Consumer Products: US Consumer Product Safety