Burn Restrictions in place as of Sept 25, 2023

2023 Press release Burn Restrictions

Current Restriction Level – MODERATE (Blue)

Northwest Interagency Coordination Center – Seasonal Weather Update

DNR wildfire and agency leadership

Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz oversees the Department of Natural Resources and its responsibility to prevent and fight wildfires on 13 million acres of private, state and tribal-owned forestlands. This includes supervising the state’s largest  fire department, which participates in Washington’s coordinated interagency approach to firefighting, as well as managing 3 million acres of state trust lands, 2.6 million acres of state aquatic lands, 96 state natural areas, rule administration across 12 million acres of Washington forestlands, and the Washington State Geology Survey.

Local Burning Guidelines – land clearing burns restricted as of 6/4/23

EJFR Land Clearing & Burning Policy

EJFR Land Clearing & Burning SOG

Burn Permit Application – No permits will be issued during the countywide burn ban


Map of the boundaries of the Irondale/Port Hadlock UGA.

For information on the normal burn regulations in our district, click on the PDF below:

Outdoor Burning Guidelines

Burn Barrel Information

For additional information regarding burning status in all Washington state counties:

Washington Burn Bans.

Burning Alternatives for yard waste via the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency (ORCAA)