Note: All outdoor burning is prohibited during times of impaired air quality, such as during a Stage 1 or Stage 2 Burn Ban.
Please click here to check if there is a Burn Ban in effect.

Is there a temporary or fire safety burn ban in my county? What is the fire danger level where I live? Please call the Department of Natural Resources at 1-800-323-2876 for more information or visit the Department of Natural Resources County Fire Danger site.

Visit WABurnBans.net to see if thre are any prohibitions against burning in your county.

To find out more about outdoor burning, where you can burn, regulations, and alternatives to burning, please visit the following links:

• Information on outdoor burning and alternatives

• Land clearing burning permit information

• WCAA 425: Outdoor Burning Regulations (PDF)

For outdoor burning information in your area, click on your county below:

Clark County · Cowlitz County · Lewis County · Skamania County · Wahkiakum County

Please download the Residential Burn Permit for Cowlitz County (Adobe PDF format) for use when burning piles of natural vegetation greater than four feet by four feet by three feet and less than ten feet by ten feet by six feet. Not applicable in the No Burn Areas of Longview/Kelso, Castle Rock or Woodland. For residential or land clearing burning in unincorporated areas of Lewis County, contact Lewis County Community Development. Before downloading a permit, check with your local fire department or city hall for area-specific restrictions and permits.

To find out if there is a temporary or fire safety burn ban in your county, follow the county link below:

Clark

Cowlitz

Lewis

Skamania

Wahkiakum

Last updated August 3, 2010
For the most current fire danger status in your area, click here.

CLARK COUNTY

A Burn Ban for all of Clark County will be in effect as of July 15, 2010 through September 30, 2010. This burn ban prohibits all residential, land clearing and silvicultural burning throughout Clark County. Recreational fires are still allowed at this time. For more information and maps of the permanent No Burn Areas, click here.

COWLITZ COUNTY

A Burn Ban for all of Cowlitz County will be in effect as of July 15, 2010 through September 30, 2010. This burn ban prohibits all residential, land clearing and silvicultural burning throughout Cowlitz County. Recreational fires are still allowed at this time. For more information and maps of the permanent No Burn Areas, click here.

LEWIS COUNTY

All outdoor burning is prohibited until further notice, except for recreational fires contained within UL-approved burning receptacles or approved campfire sites. For current restrictions on residential outdoor burning, please contact Lewis County Community Development at 360-740-1146. For additional burning information and maps of the permanent No Burn Areas, click here.

SKAMANIA COUNTY

Skamania County's Fire Safety Burn Ban is in effect as of July 1, 2010. All Skamania County self-issue permits are null and void. All silvicultural burning land clearing burning is prohibited as of July 1, 2010 as well. Recreational fires will be allowed in properly installed fire pits only. For more information, contact the Skamania Public Works Department at 509-427-3910 or click here.

WAHKIAKUM COUNTY

All outdoor burning on forest land is prohibited July 15, 2010 through September 30, 2010. For current restrictions on residential outdoor burning, please contact Wahkiakum County Public Works at 360-795-3067. For specific burning information, click here or call the Southwest Clean Air Agency at 1-800-633-0709.