NEWS RELEASE

 

Thursday, July 23, 2026

Contact: Grays Harbor County Fire Marshal’s Office, 360-249-5579

 

Burn Ban

 

MONTESANO: Effective 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 24, 2026. With the continued trend of warm and dry weather and increased fire danger across the region, the Grays Harbor County Fire Marshal’s Office and Fire Districts are enacting further restrictions on outdoor burning in Grays Harbor County until conditions moderate.

 

Fire safety burn bans are enacted when weather and fire fuel conditions reach a level of danger that may pose a threat to people and their property. The Department of Natural Resources has moved their fire risk on public lands in our region to ‘high’. This triggers the County’s process to enact the fire safety ban to minimize the threat of fires as much as possible.

 

At this time, recreational campfires, charcoal and wood burning devices, residential yard waste and land clearing burns are prohibited until further notice.

 

The use of natural and propane gas burning barbeques, pellet burning devices, gas camp stoves and gas fire pits is allowed.

 

*** For information about fires on local BEACHES, visit *** Alerts | Washington State Parks or call

Washington State Parks: 360-289-3553

 

For more information on local fire restrictions

Fire Districts: Emergency pages of the local telephone book

Grays Harbor County: Fire Marshal’s Office at 360-249-5579

City Fire Departments: Government pages of the local telephone book

Washington State Department of Natural Resources: Pacific Cascade Regional Office at 360-577-2025, or Olympic Region Office at 360-374-2800, or their Fire Center at 360-575-5089

Olympic Region Clean Air Agency: 1-800-422-5623

Olympic National Park 360-565-3130

Olympic National Forest: 360-956-2402

 

For daily updates on burn restrictions

Contact DNR at 1-800-323-BURN or visit the website at Burn Restrictions | Department of Natural Resources Contact ORCAA at 1-800-422-5623 or visit their website at www.orcaa.org