Clark County Burn Ban Now at Stage 2

All Burning Prohibited.

Updated 1/6/2011: The Clark County Burn Ban will be lifted as of 2:00 pm on Friday, January 7, 2011. Feel free to fire it up Friday night, just don’t smoke out your neighbor. Visit Southwest Clean Air Agency for more information.

Updated 1/5/2011: The rain may have started, but the burn ban hasn’t stopped. “Contrary to what normally occurs, the light rain in Clark County is not improving our air quality and, thus, we cannot justify lifting the burn ban without … [Continue reading this Article]

Smores For Dinner

Clark County Burn Ban Lifted.

The burn ban in effect since August 18th in Clark County for recreational fires  (yes, there was a burn ban in effect) has been lifted due to recent rainfall and cooler temperatures (although, today didn’t feel like “cooler” temps to me!).

Even though the burn ban has been lifted, there are still rules for backyard recreational fires:

1. Recreational fires should be built in metal, stone or masonry lined fire pits.

2. Size may not exceed three feet in … [Continue reading this Article]

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 … [Continue reading this Article]