The
western portion of Klickitat County will enter into a ban on open burning on
June 15. The County’s Burn Ban Zone 3 is
defined as lands between the western boundaries of Klickitat County fire
districts 4, 12, and 15 then north on the Klickitat River to north county line
and to the west county line. Lands under
the ban are those outside the jurisdiction of the Yakama Nation, Washington
Department of Natural Resources, and the Washington State Parks and Recreation
Commission. It prohibits the issuance of
burn permits except for authorized agricultural burning. Residential barbecues will be allowed. The ban goes into effect beginning next
Thursday.