Just putting this out there as a PSA of sorts....
Right now there's a statewide ban on fires on DNR and state ground. Fed is under their own jurisdiction and sounds like there's a patchwork of Forest Service areas in Kittitas Co where fires are also banned- I would assume this is also the case in other ranger districts. There is also a county-wide burn ban.
With all that said: even if it's LEGAL to have a campfire someplace right now, it's probably a very bad idea. Everything is literally crispy over here right now and multiple fires have already been reported burning down into roots where people had a heck of a time getting them out and had to call the FS crews to dump a bunch of water on it. And if you haven't noticed, we've had a few bad fires already here in Washington and more in Oregon. Today one firefighter died and another was injured down near Sisters OR falling trees on a line.
Let's not add to the problems.
***Now back to your regularly scheduled programming***
Right now there's a statewide ban on fires on DNR and state ground. Fed is under their own jurisdiction and sounds like there's a patchwork of Forest Service areas in Kittitas Co where fires are also banned- I would assume this is also the case in other ranger districts. There is also a county-wide burn ban.
With all that said: even if it's LEGAL to have a campfire someplace right now, it's probably a very bad idea. Everything is literally crispy over here right now and multiple fires have already been reported burning down into roots where people had a heck of a time getting them out and had to call the FS crews to dump a bunch of water on it. And if you haven't noticed, we've had a few bad fires already here in Washington and more in Oregon. Today one firefighter died and another was injured down near Sisters OR falling trees on a line.
Let's not add to the problems.
***Now back to your regularly scheduled programming***