DNR Wildfire Danger Level For:
June 2, 2020
Low
What Does LOW Mean?
- Fires do not start easily and those that do start tend to spread slowly.
- Fires in forests tend to spread irregularly with flames of less than one foot.
- Fires in dry grass spread steadily with flames slightly less than or equal to the height of the grass.
- Shrubs within the grass may not burn readily.
- Embers from the fires rarely start additional fires and tree crowns generally do not ignite.
Burning Brush or Yard Debris?
Have brush or yard debris to burn? You need a permit. Here are the steps:
- Check your address to ensure you are allowed to burn (click here)
- Download and fill out a burn permit (click here)
- Keep the permit on-site at the location where you intend to burn.
- Ensure your burn pile is no bigger than 10' x 10'
- Burn piles larger than 10' x 10' must contact Washington State DNR or Southwest Clean Air Agency.
NOTE: Burning garbage or the use of a burn barrel is ALWAYS illegal in Washington State.
Recreational Fires
Recreational fires are legal in Cowlitz County as long as they follow the county guidelines:
- The landowner must give permission for the recreational fire.
- Fire is a maximum size of 3'x3'x2' and is in an improved pit lined with metal stone or masonry.
- Fire is at least 25 feet from combustible materials including structures and overhead fuels.
- Fire is burning clean, seasoned firewood or charcoal only: no brush or yard debris.
- Fire is supervised at all times by someone 16 years of age or older
- There are tools to extinguish the fire: a charged hoseline or a five-gallon bucket of water and a shovel.
- The fire does not create a smoke nuisance.