This Friday, Aug. 30, 2013 image provided by the U.S. Forest Service shows a member of the BLM Silver State Hotshot crew using a drip torch to set back fires on the southern flank of the Rim Fire in California. The blaze has scorched 343 square miles of brush, oaks and pines and 11 homes, as of Saturday Aug. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/U.S. Forest Service)
On Sunday, the Snohomish County Fire Marshal announced a Stage 1 outdoor burning ban for the unincorporated areas of Snohomish County effective through
Aug. 31. The ban may be extended depending on conditions. This Stage 1 burn ban suspends all residential burning, even if a permit has been issued by the fire marshals.
Outdoor burning is also prohibited at all times in a majority of cities including Snohomish, Monroe, Lake Stevens and Everett.
The restriction bans outdoor residential burning except for recreational and cooking fires.
Recreational fires:
• Are less than three feet in diameter and two feet high.
• Are used for cooking or pleasure within an approved fire pit.
• Contain burning material kept below the top of the fire pit enclosure.
• Are monitored at all times.
The ban will remain in effect through the month of August and may be extended in the event of continuing high fire danger
conditions. If the burn ban is extended, the county will put out an alert to the public.
