Outdoor burning rules in Yakima County, WA — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Residential yard-waste burning in unincorporated Yakima County needs a YRCAA permit and is only allowed roughly March 15 to October 15, then shut off entirely during the county's June 1 to August 31 fire-season restriction. Garbage burning is never legal.
Three agencies govern outdoor burning here. The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency issues residential burn permits for natural yard debris during the open season, roughly March 15 through October 15, and permits agricultural field and orchard burning. The county fire marshal's annual ordinance restriction bans residential burning from June 1 through August 31. On or near forest land, DNR requires its own written burn permit under RCW 76.04.205. Burning garbage, plastics, lumber, rubber, and other processed materials is prohibited year-round under the Washington Clean Air Act.
Burning without a valid permit or during the fire-season restriction draws civil fines of $250 for a first offense, $500 for a second, and $1,000 for a third; DNR may also recover wildfire-suppression costs.
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