Temporary Burn Restrictions

Grays Harbor County
Department of Public Services
Office of the County Fire Marshal
100 West Broadway Avenue, Suite 31 Phone: (360) 249-4222
Montesano, Washington 98563-3614 Fax: (360) 249-3203

NEWS RELEASE

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Contact: Grays Harbor County Fire Marshal’s Office (360) 249-4222
Burn Restriction

MONTESANO —Effective 12:01 A.M. Wednesday June 7th, 2023; With the recent trend of warm and dry weather the Grays Harbor County Fire Marshal’s office and Fire Districts, will be enacting restrictions on outdoor burning in Grays Harbor County. This restriction includes residential yard waste and land clearing burning on a temporary basis until conditions moderate.
All residential yard waste and land clearing burning is prohibited until further notice.

The use of charcoal briquettes and recreational campfires are allowed if built in improved barbecues, fire pits or in
designated campgrounds, such as those typically found in local, county, state parks or commercial campgrounds.

On private land, campfires are permitted with the landowner’s permission if built in the following approved manner:

• The campfire shall be no greater than 3-feet in diameter and constructed of a ring of metal, stone or brick 8-inches above the ground surface, with a 2-foot- wide area cleared down to exposed soil surrounding the outside of the pit.

• The campfire shall have an area at least 10-feet around it cleared of all flammable material and at least 20-feet of clearance from structures, overhead flammable materials or fuels.

• The campfire must be attended at all times by a responsible person at least 16-years old with the ability to
extinguish the fire with a shovel and a 5-gallon bucket of water or with a connected and charged water hose.

Completely extinguish campfires by pouring water or moist soil in them and stirring with a shovel until all parts are cool to the touch. The use of self-contained camp stoves is encouraged as an alternative.

Please contact your local fire district for further information or the Washington State Department of Natural Resources for updates on burn restrictions at 1-800-323-BURN and visit their website at www2.wadnr.gov/burn-risk.
Contact ORCAA at 1-800-422-5623 or visit their website at www.orcaa.org.

*** For information about fires on local BEACHES, contact ***
Washington State Parks: (360) 902-8844

For more information on local fire restrictions
Fire Districts: Emergency pages of the local telephone book
Grays Harbor County: Fire Marshal’s Office at (360) 249-4222
City Fire Departments: Government pages of the local telephone book
Washington State Department of Natural Resources: Pacific Cascade Regional Office at (360) 577-2025 or
Olympic Region Office at (360) 374-2811
Olympic Region Clean Air Agency: 1-800-422-5623
Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest: (360) 565-3121
For daily updates on burn restrictions
Contact DNR at 1-800-323-BURN or visit the website at www2.wadnr.gov/burn-risk then click on fire information in the far-right corner.
Contact ORCAA at 1-800-422-5623 or visit their website at www.orcaa.org