The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today campfire restrictions on lands that it protects in many northeast Washington counties.
Effective 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 11, 2017:
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All campfires are prohibited in Ferry, Lincoln north of Highway 2, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and Stevens counties are prohibited.
Daily updates on burn restrictions are available at 1-800-323-BURN or on the Fire Danger and Outdoor Burning risk map at fortress.wa.gov/dnr/protection/firedanger/ and Industrial Fire Precaution Levels map at dnr.wa.gov/ifpl.
DNR’s wildfire mission
Administered by Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, DNR is responsible for preventing and fighting wildfires on 13 million acres of private, state and tribal-owned forestlands. DNR is the state’s largest on-call fire department and participates in Washington’s coordinated interagency approach to firefighting.
MEDIA CONTACTS
Janet Pearce
Communications Manager
360-902-1122
360-688-3047 (cell)
janet.pearce@dnr.wa.gov
Guy Gifford
Public Information Officer
509-990-6218
guy.gifford@dnr.wa.gov
Edward Lewis
Wildfire Section Manager
Northeast Region
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
(509)710-8127
edward.lewis@dnr.wa.gov
