{"id":1343,"date":"2021-03-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spokanecleanair.org\/area-agencies-are-seeing-an-increase-in-calls-for-possible-illegal-burning\/"},"modified":"2021-04-13T15:51:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T22:51:21","slug":"area-agencies-are-seeing-an-increase-in-calls-for-possible-illegal-burning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spokanecleanair.org\/area-agencies-are-seeing-an-increase-in-calls-for-possible-illegal-burning\/","title":{"rendered":"Area Agencies are Seeing an Increase in Calls for Possible Illegal Burning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that spring and warmer weather conditions are here, many community members are resuming outdoor yard work and spring cleaning. To keep air quality clean and reduce area fire risk, area agencies throughout all of Spokane County want to remind community members that burning of garbage, including construction material, and the use of burn barrels is prohibited statewide. Burning outdoors, including yard debris, is not allowed in most areas of Spokane County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Recreational fires are allowed at this time if requirements are met. Outdoor burning regulations and requirements can be viewed at <a href=\"http:\/\/SpokaneCleanAir.org\/burning\">SpokaneCleanAir.org\/burning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;\u201cIn 2020, Spokane Clean Air logged 379 outdoor burning complaints. That was an increase of 21% from the previous year. With the arrival of spring and the nicer weather, we are beginning to see an uptick in smoke complaints again this year,\u201d stated Scott K. Windsor, executive director for Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency. \u201cIt\u2019s important to remember, breathing smoke affects the respiratory system and is especially harmful to sensitive populations including youth, seniors, and those with underlying heart and respiratory conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Fire departments are experiencing an increase in call volume as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>\u201cBe Fire Smart\u201d and follow the burning requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Only burn clean, dry firewood or manufactured logs,<\/li>\n<li>Recreational fires cannot be used for disposal of anything, including natural yard\/garden vegetation,<\/li>\n<li>Burn 25\u2019 away from any structure, like a house, garage, or fence,<\/li>\n<li>Have an extinguisher or charged water hose nearby,<\/li>\n<li>Stay near the fire,<\/li>\n<li>Fires can be no larger than 3\u2019 wide and 2\u2019 tall, and<\/li>\n<li>Put out the fire completely!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">During the COVID-19 pandemic, local fire departments and first responders are working diligently to protect our health so that we can protect our community. Please help by considering voluntarily limiting wood burning (indoors and outdoors). Many people in our communities are also extremely concerned about their respiratory health. Before starting an indoor or outdoor burn of any type, please consider the potential impacts on neighbors and local emergency responders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Typically, during July through September outdoor burning is restricted by fire officials due to fire danger. Always check current burn conditions before starting any fire. For information on current burn conditions, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spokanecleanair.org\/current-burning-conditions\">spokanecleanair.org\/current-burning-conditions<\/a> or call the Burn Status hotline at (509) 477-4710.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A reminder to community members that burning of garbage, including construction material, and the use of burn barrels is prohibited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":552,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_carkeekblocks_title_hidden":false,"_carkeekblocks_featuredimage_hidden":false,"_carkeekblocks_featured_image_focal_point":[],"_carkeekblocks_featured_image_opacity":101,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,12],"tags":[19,20],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Area Agencies are Seeing an Increase in Calls for Possible Illegal Burning - 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