Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced the following changes in fire danger rating and industrial fire precaution levels on lands protected by the Dept..
Effective Wednesday, July 11, 2018:
* Fire danger will increase from low to moderate in Pend Oreille and Ferry counties and Stevens County outside fire districts 1 and 2.
* Fire danger will increase from moderate to high in Lincoln and Spokane counties and Stevens County inside fire districts 1 and 2.
* Fire danger remains high in Okanogan County.
Effective Wednesday, July 11, 2018:
* Industrial fire precaution levels will increase to a Level 2 in zone 684.
* Industrial fire precaution levels will remain a Level 1 in zones 678W, 678E, 685, 686 and 687 and 688.
Daily updates on burn restrictions and Industrial Fire Precaution Levels are available at 1-800-323-BURN or on the Fire Danger and Outdoor Burning risk map at http://www.dnr.wa.gov/burn-restrictions
The IFPL system
Industrial Fire Precaution Levels apply to all industrial operations that might cause a fire on or adjacent to lands protected from fire by the state Dept. of Natural Resources (WAC 332-24-301
The levels are established for each of the 38 “shutdown zones” in the state on the basis of National Fire Danger Rating System data.
There are four levels:
* Level 1 (closed season): fire equipment and a fire watch are required.
* Level 2 (partial hoot owl): limits certain activities to between 8 p.m. and 1 p.m .; fire equipment and a fire watch are required.
* Level 3 (partial shutdown): prohibits some activities and limits others to between 8 p.m. and 1 p.m .; fire equipment and a fire watch are required.
* Level 4 (general shutdown): prohibits all activities.
Leadership and
wildfire mission
The Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz and the Dept. of Natural Resources are responsible for preventing and fighting wildfires on 13 million acres of private, state and tribal-owned forest lands. The Dept. of Natural Resources is the state’s largest wildland fire department, with more than 1,000 employees trained and available to be dispatched to fires as needed. During fire season, this includes more than 800 department employees who have other permanent jobs with the agency and about 550 seasonal employees hired for firefighting duties.
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