King County burn ban ends as air quality improves
January 16, 2013
NEW — 2:25 p.m. Jan. 16, 2013
Improving air quality led the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to lift a burn ban in King County at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
The agency issues air quality burn bans when air pollution rises — or is forecast to reach — unhealthy levels.
Meanwhile, a Stage 1 burn ban remains in effect for Pierce and Snohomish counties.
During a Stage 1 burn ban, no burning is allowed in fireplaces or uncertified wood stoves. Residents should rely instead on other, cleaner heat sources, such as a furnace or electric baseboard heaters, for a few days until air quality improves, the public health risk diminishes and the ban is cancelled. Read more
