Stage One Burn Ban is cancelled

 

Dec. 18, 2005 –The Stage One Burn Ban for King, Pierce and Snohomish counties is cancelled effective at noon today.

The inversion has lifted and winds have helped disperse the pollution trapped since the burn ban was called Dec. 9. We appreciate the public’s cooperation with the burn ban, and we encourage people to check current air quality conditions and air quality forecasts before they burn. Conditions can change quickly this time of year.

For those who heat with wood, please remember that it is always illegal to emit excess chimney smoke and to smoke out your neighbor. To learn more about clean burning techniques, visit www.burningclean.com.

The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is an air quality management agency serving King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties. Created as a result of the 1967 Washington Clean Air Act, the agency protects public health and improves air quality by adopting and enforcing air quality regulations, educating individuals and businesses about clean-air choices and sponsoring voluntary initiatives to improve air quality.