Outdoor Burning info updated Oct 1st, 2026
UPdate from the Skagit County Fire Marshall:
Webpage: Outdoor Burning Information | Skagit County
Campfire and Fire Pit
Safety Tips
Avoid Unnecessary Burning
So before starting an outdoor burn of any type, please consider the potential impacts on
your neighbors and on local emergency responders, and postpone or cancel your burn if
possible.
Also, avoid causing excessive smoke from wood-burning stoves used for home heating. The
Northwest Clean Air Agency has received a number of complaints about heavy woodstove
smoke.
- Information on alternatives to outdoor burning
- Information on proper use of woodstoves
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Report an illegal burn or excessive smoke, or call 360-428-1617
.
More information - Local air quality information: Northwest Clean Air Agency.
- Statewide air quality monitoring: Washington Department of Ecology
Only natural vegetation (leaves, grass and tree trimmings) may be burned. It is never legal to burn any of the following:
- Garbage
- Household trash
- Tires
- Lumber
- Building construction waste
- Demolition debris