No Roasting Smores in Clark County

Burn Ban In Effect for Vancouver and Clark County.

What? No sitting around a crackling fire or roasting yummy s’mores over hot coals tonight? Not that I really planned on it, with it still being 94 degrees at 7:30 pm in my backyard in Salmon Creek, but the Fire Marshal made it official.

Effective immediately, and lasting until, well, “until weather and fire danger conditions improve”. Not sure how long that will be, but we’ll let you know. During this ban, recreational fires, campfires, and fires in outdoor fireplaces are not allowed.

So, what does this mean for those of us that plan on going camping?

“For the time being, recreational campfires will still be allowed if built in fire pits in designated campgrounds, such as those typically found in local, county, and state parks and in commercial campgrounds. Also, cooking outdoors on propane or charcoal barbeques is allowed during this burning ban.”

Questions, comments or complaints? You can call the Vancouver Fire Marshal at (360) 487-7212 or the Clark County Fire Marshal at (360) 397-2186.

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