Burn Ban Lifted On Friday, October 1 In Washington County And TVF&R's Service Area -09/30/21

Beginning Friday, October 1 at 8 a.m., the “High Fire Danger Burn Ban” will be lifted in Washington County. 

Washington County fire agencies include: Banks Fire District #13, Cornelius Fire Department, Forest Grove Fire Department, Gaston Rural Fire District, Hillsboro Fire & Rescue, and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue. In addition, the ban will be lifted in all areas served by Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue within Clackamas, Multnomah and Yamhill counties.

Residents planning to conduct backyard burning or businesses conducting commercial agricultural burning need to follow all applicable Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), and Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) laws for burning. Fire departments or districts do not have authority to enforce air-quality complaints regarding smoke. More information about DEQ’s laws and guidelines for burning can be found at https://www.oregon.gov/deq/aq/Pages/Burning.aspx .

For residents in TVF&R’s service area, this interactive map shows whether burning is allowed at their address: 

https://tvfr.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=df8d5dd233854662ae9b999e911876c5

For residents in Hillsboro Fire & Rescue’s service area, municipal code prohibits outdoor burning year-round except for recreational and ceremonial fires. Learn more at Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/AirQuality  

For all other areas, residents should call their local fire agency to determine whether they’re allowed to burn.