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.

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

• SWCAA 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 July 1, 2009
For the most current fire danger status in your area, click here.

CLARK COUNTY

The Stage 2 Burn Ban for Clark County is lifted.

All land clearing burning is prohibited while the fire danger level is at a moderate. Residential burning is allowed until the Fire Safety Burn Ban goes into effect on July 15. Recreational campfires are allowed if built in approved fire pits (no burn barrels) in designated campgrounds.

COWLITZ COUNTY

All land clearing burning is prohibited while the fire danger level is at a moderate. Residential burning is allowed until the Fire Safety Burn Ban goes into effect on July 15. Recreational campfires are allowed if built in approved fire pits (no burn barrels) in designated campgrounds. For more information and maps of the permanent No Burn Areas, click here.

LEWIS COUNTY

Lewis County's Fire Safety Burn Ban is set to begin July 7 at which time all outdoor burning is prohibited except for small recreational campfires. Call 360-740-1133 for a recorded message on burn restrictions. All small, recreational fires are allowed within UL-approved burning receptacles (not burn barrels) or approved campfire sites. No residential or land clearing burning is allowed within the permanent No Burn Areas. For additional burning information and maps of the permanent No Burn Areas, click here. For burn permits, please contact Lewis County Community Development at 360-740-1146.

SKAMANIA COUNTY

Skamania County's Fire Safety Burn Ban is in effect July 1 through September 30. These dates may be expanded depending on fire danger. While the Fire Safety Burn Ban is in effect beginning July 1, only small recreational campfires will be allowed.

WAHKIAKUM COUNTY

All land clearing burning is prohibited while the fire danger level is at a moderate. Residential burning is allowed until the Fire Safety Burn Ban goes into effect. Recreational campfires are allowed if built in approved fire pits (no burn barrels) in designated campgrounds. For specific burning information, click here or call the Southwest Clean Air Agency at 1-800-633-0709. For more information, call Wahkiakum County Public Works at 360-795-3301.