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UPDATE: Burn Ban to be Lifted Saturday
The Stage 1 burn ban in King County will be lifted sometime Saturday, according to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.
UPDATE, Saturday Jan. 14, 12:30 p.m.: According to the air quality forecast notes by agency forecaster Erik Saganic on the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency's web site, the Stage 1 burn ban in King County will be lifted on Saturday. However, at this time it has not been officially announced. A weather system moving in has improved air quality to safe levels in most areas of the Puget Sound region.
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Apparently due to stagnant air, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency has issued a Stage 1 burn ban for King, Snohomish, Pierce and Kitsap counties effective at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11.
That means no burning is allowed in fireplaces or uncertified wood stoves and inserts in Redmond and across those counties until further notice, unless that is your only source of heat.
No visible smoke is allowed from any wood stove or fireplace beyond a 20-minute start-up period, even if it is the only adequate source of heat.
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Burn bans are issued and enforced by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency when air pollution levels rise to unhealthy levels.
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