August 05, 2026 Burn Decision ERO
Washington Department of Ecology sent this bulletin at 08/05/2026 08:50 AM PDT |
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Decision For: |
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 |
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Daily Notes: |
Due to the EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR (26-03) only agricultural burning with a written permit is allowed. All outdoor and permit exempt burning (orchard prunings, ditch banks, fence rows, irrigation canals, windblown tumbleweeds) is prohibited at this time. |
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Please Note: |
If you would like to discuss information about burning, please call the Dept. of Ecology - Eastern Regional Office at (509) 329-3400 and ask for the burn team member on duty. Office hours are M-F from 8:00am to 5:00pm. The daily burn decision for Ecology regulated Eastern Washington counties is determined by the regional office responsible for the county in question. If you have questions about the daily burn decision please call the correct office. If you wish to subscribe or unsubscribe from GovDelivery used to distribute the daily burn decisions see the links under "ERO GovDelivery" and "CRO GovDelivery" below. |
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ADA Accessibility |
To request an ADA accommodation, email agburnteamero@ecy.wa.gov, call (509) 329-3400, or dial 711 to call through the Washington Telecommunications Relay for services like text telephone (TTY). Visit Ecology.wa.gov/ADA for more accessibility information. |
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Accesibilidad bajo la ADA |
Para solicitar una adaptación bajo la ADA, escriba a agburnteamero@ecy.wa.gov o llame al 509-329-3400, al 711 (servicio de retransmisión) o al 877-833-6341 (TTY). Visite ecology.wa.gov/ADA para más información. |
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The Eastern Regional Office (ERO) in Spokane is responsible for the following counties: Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Stevens, Walla Walla and Whitman. Call (509) 329-3400 for questions concerning these counties. |
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ERO GovDelivery: |
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAECY/subscriber/new?topic_id=WAECY_13 |
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The Central Regional Office (CRO) in Union Gap is responsible for the following counties: Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Klickitat and Okanogan. Call (509) 575-2490 for questions concerning these counties. |
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CRO GovDelivery: |
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAECY/subscriber/new?topic_id=WAECY_14 |
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The three remaining counties (Benton, Spokane and Yakima) have local air authorities. See the listings below for phone numbers. |
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Winds are indicated by direction the wind is coming from (i.e.: if you face in the direction listed, the wind would be blowing in your face) |
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Air authorities: |
https://ecology.wa.gov/About-us/Our-role-in-the-community/Partnerships-committees/Clean-air-agencies |
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Zone map: |
https://ecology.wa.gov/DOE/files/d3/d3b7debe-ec2f-4be3-b1a0-941b103f634c.pdf |
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Ag & outdoor burning questions in: |
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Spokane (509) 477-4727, Benton (509) 783-1304 or Yakima (509) 834-2050 (all local air authorities) |
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Okanogan, Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, or Klickitat: (509) 575-2490 (Ecology, Union Gap office) |
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Eastern Washington counties not listed: (509) 329-3400 (Ecology, Spokane office) |
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FORECAST: |
Wildfire smoke continues to impact the region. All counties NO BURN. |
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Daily Burn Call |
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Adams |
NO BURN |
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Asotin |
County Burn Ban |
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Columbia |
County Burn Ban |
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Zone 11 |
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Zone 12 |
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Zone 13 |
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Franklin |
NO BURN |
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Zone 51 |
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Zone 52 |
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Zone 53 |
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Garfield |
County Burn Ban |
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Grant |
NO BURN |
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Zone 41 |
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Lincoln |
County Burn Ban |
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Stevens |
County Burn Ban |
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Pend Oreille |
County Burn Ban |
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Ferry |
County Burn Ban |
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Walla Walla |
NO BURN |
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Whitman |
NO BURN |
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