RESIDENTIAL BURN PERMIT

There is a county-wide burn ban in effect from JULY 1 to OCTOBER 1 every year unless otherwise posted or advertised.
 
 

 


CLALLAM COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT #2

700 Power Plant Road

Port Angeles, Washington 98363

 

Emergency 9·1·1     Business (360) 452-7725

 

*** Press the INSERT button ON YOUR KEYBOARD to fill in the form, save a copy for yourself, and e-mail a copy back to chief@clallamfire2.org  OR  mail to PO Box 1391, Port Angeles  98362.

 

DATE ISSUED:  ------------------- EXPIRATION DATE:

Address where you will be burning:
 
 

 

 

 


The responsible person shall apply for a permit and sign the printed burning regulations. These are available at 700 Power Plant Road, Port Angeles, WA between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Mon., Tues., Wed. and 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Thur., and Fri..  Or, a permit may be obtained on line.  Please call 452-7725 for further information.  These permits are valid for one year from the date issued.  BUT THERE IS A BURN BAN FROM JULY 1 – OCT. 1 EVERY YEAR.

 


  1. Outdoor burning is prohibited at all times within the Port Angeles Urban Growth Area, except for recreational cooking fires.
  2. Burn piles may not be larger than 4’x 4’x3’ high.
  3. Burning is not allowed if wind is blowing from any direction at more than (5) five miles per hour.
  4. The burn pile must be located a minimum of sixty (60) feet from any structure.
  5. The burn pile must be a minimum of five hundred (500) feet from any forest slash.
  6. No residential fire shall be commenced before 6:00 a.m., and no material shall be added to any residential fire after 6:00 p.m.
  7. A responsible person shall remain with the fire until the fire is extinguished.
  8. Only one (1) residential fire is allowed to be burned at any one time.
  9. A shovel and connected water hose shall be on site and immediately available.
  10. If the fire creates a nuisance from smoke or from flying ash it must be extinguished.
  11. No fires shall be conducted during burn bans.  Please call 452-4545 or 452-7725 to check on burning bans.
  12. If an outdoor container is used for burning, it must be constructed of concrete or masonry with a completely enclosed combustion chamber and equipped with a permanently attached spark arrester constructed of iron, heavy wire mesh or other noncombustible material with openings not larger than one half inch.
  13.  Metal burn barrels are not permitted.

 

PENALTIES

Penalties may be assessed for violations of these rules.  In addition, the Fire District may recover costs incurred during response, control, or extinguishment of an unlawful, or out-of-control fire.  The property owner/contractor assumes responsibility for damage to any structure, utility line/pole, tree/shrub, fence, road/right of way or other public/private edifice by smoke, flying ash or flame, and accepts responsibility for any claimed adverse affects to the health of any person or persons in the path of said smoke/flying ash.

 

I acknowledge that I have read and understood the above rules and I will agree to abide by these regulations set forth.

 

Owner’s Name: -------------------------- Telephone #: ------------- Cell #: --------------

 

Issued to: --------------------------------- Telephone #: ------------- Cell #: --------------

 

Signature: -------------------------------- Caretaker? ---------------- Date: ---------------

 

Home Address:  -----------------

 

Issued By:  _________________________________________ Note: This permit must be on site while burning.

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