Latest news on local fire safety burn bans (updated Sept. 30)
Whatcom and Skagit counties have called off their fire safety burn ban on outdoor burning in rural areas as of Thursday, October 1.
NWCAA adds air quality monitor in Friday Harbor
The Northwest Clean Air Agency has installed and started operating a high-quality, regulatory-grade air monitoring station in Friday Harbor. At
Wildfire smoke still impacting local air quality, report says
Harmful fine particles in wildfire smoke continue to show impacts on air quality in northwest Washington, according to the annual
Burn ban canceled for Whatcom’s Columbia Valley area
A Stage 2 air quality burn ban has been canceled for the Columbia Valley urban growth area (including the Peaceful
Burn ban now at Stage 2 in Whatcom County’s Columbia Valley urban growth area
The burn ban in Whatcom County’s Columbia Valley urban growth area (including the Peaceful Valley and Paradise Lakes developments) has
Stage 1 burn ban called in Whatcom’s Columbia Valley
The Northwest Clean Air Agency is calling a Stage 1 air quality burn ban effective immediately in the Columbia Valley