Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today the following changes in the fire danger rating.
Effective 12:01 a.m. on July 15, 2015:
* Fire danger has increased from ‘high’ to ‘very high’ in Spokane and northern Lincoln counties, and Fire Districts 1 and 2 in Stevens County.
* Fire danger remains ‘very high’ in Okanogan and Ferry counties
* Fire danger remains ‘high’ in Pend Oreille County and in Stevens County outside of Fire Districts 1 and 2.
The Industrial Fire Precaution Levels remain currently at:
* Level 3 for zones 684, 686 and 687
* Level 2 for zones 685, 678W, 678E and 688
The IFPL system
Industrial Fire Precaution Levels apply to all industrial operations that could cause a fire on or adjacent to lands protected from fire by DNR (WAC 332-24-301
The levels are established for each of 38 “shutdown zones” in the state on the basis of National Fire Danger Rating System data.
There are four IFPL levels:
* Level 1 (closed fire 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
Daily updates on burn restrictions are available at 1-800-323-BURN or on the Fire Danger and Outdoor Burning risk map at: http://bit.ly/burnrisk
DNR’s wildfire mission
Administered by Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark, DNR is responsible for preventing and fighting wildfires on 13 million acres of private, state and tribal-owned forestlands. DNR is the state’s largest on-call fire department, with more than 1,100 employees trained and available to be dispatched to fires as needed. During fire season, this includes more than 700 permanent DNR employees and about 400 seasonal employees hired for firefighting duties. Additionally, Department of Corrections’ adult offenders and Department of Social and Health Services-Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration juvenile offenders support firefighting efforts through DNR’s Correctional Camps Program. DNR also participates in Washington’s coordinated interagency approach to firefighting.
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