HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3131 Exhibit B Order by Commissioner of Public Lands - 072015 Ordinance 3131 Exhibit B
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STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Peter Gold ark, Commissioner of Public Lands
WHEREAS,RCW 76.04 defines the lands within the State of Washington where the Department
of Natural Resources is responsible for fire protection;and
WHEREAS,RCW 76.04 authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to regulate the use of
fire on the forest lands for which it has fire protection responsibility;and
WHEREAS,RCW 76.04 authorizes the Department of Natural Resources in tunes and localities
of unusual fire danger to prohibit the use of fire in those locations;and
WHEREAS,unusual fire danger exists and is forecast to continue through September 30,2015,
on forest lands protected by the Department of Natural Resources;and
WHEREAS,wildfires result in large expenditures of public funding that can be avoided through
prudent actions to prevent them;
THEREFORE,outdoor burning,including campfires in fire pits and the use of charcoal
briquettes,is banned on all forest lands within the State of Washington under Department of
Natural Resources fire protection through September 30,2015,with the following exceptions:
1. Department of Natural Resources approved prescribed fire for ecological purposes,when
such purposes can be accomplished successfully only by prescribed fire during the period
of time from June 26,2015,through September 30,2015,to be considered and authorized
only by signature of the Commissioner of Public Lands.
2. In rare or unforeseen circumstances,exceptions may be considered and authorized only
by signature of the Commissioner of Public Lands.
This order takes precedence over and supersedes all other burn bans currently in effect on forest
lands within the state of Washington under Department of Natural Resources fire protection.
Dated this 26"'day of June,2015.
STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPART ME NT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
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COMMI,'TSIOM-.R OF PUBLIC LANDS