Much of forested Spokane County lies under Washington DNR fire protection. Each summer DNR and county fire officials issue seasonal burn restrictions that prohibit outdoor fires on all state, county, city, and private DNR-protected land during hot, dry conditions.
Spokane County's wildland-urban interface — especially the forested north, Mount Spokane area, and eastern county — is at real wildfire risk. Washington DNR provides fire protection for much of this land. When a DNR burn restriction is in place, it prohibits outdoor fires on all state, county, city, and private land under DNR fire protection, including all state forests, DNR-managed forestlands, and DNR campgrounds. In extreme conditions DNR issues a Commissioner Order Burn Ban to reduce human-caused wildfires. These seasonal fire-danger restrictions are separate from SRCAA's air-quality restrictions, and are issued in Spokane County most summers (often June-September). Check the DNR Burn Portal before any outdoor fire.
Anyone burning during a restriction may be ticketed or prosecuted; DNR may also pursue civil action against anyone whose negligence starts or spreads a fire.
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