PARTIAL AND TOTAL BURN BANS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS SERVED BY PCFD#23
Good Afternoon!
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
FORECAST FOR ASHFORD, WA:
Forecast Updated: 12/31/1969 4:00 PM
2024 RESPONSES
Calls To Date:
TYPE 2024 AVG DIFF
Total: 320 234 +37%
EMS: 229 (72%) 169 (72%) +36%
Fire: 73 (23%) 46 (20%) +59%
Other: 18 (6%) 18 (8%) 0%
Total in 2023: 394 (1.08 calls/day)
So far in 2024, we've had an average of 1.17 calls per day
As of Monday, September 30, 2024
BURN PERMITS
Online Burn Permit Application
FIRE DANGER
Pierce County
VERY HIGH
Updated 10/09/2024
Lewis County
VERY HIGH
Updated 10/09/2024
Gifford Pinchot NF/USFS
MODERATE
Updated 10/09/2024
BURN BANS
Pierce County
As of September 20th at 12:00 PM, there is no burn ban
Effective 09/20/2021 12:00 PM
Lewis County
As of September 21st at 12:00 AM, there is no burn ban
Effective 09/21/2024 12:01 AM
DNR Pierce County
Effective 9/13/2024, campfires, recreational fires, charcoal, and briquettes are AUTHORIZED on DNR protected lands. Rule Burning and Permitted Burning is PROHIBITED on DNR protected lands.
Effective 09/13/2024 12:01 AM
DNR Lewis County
Effective 9/13/2024, campfires, recreational fires, charcoal, and briquettes are AUTHORIZED on DNR protected lands. Rule Burning and Permitted Burning is PROHIBITED on DNR protected lands.
Effective 09/13/2024 12:01 AM
Gifford Pinchot NF/USFS
The following are PROHIBITED: Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, including a charcoal fire and pellet fire; Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a designated campground, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable material; Possessing, discharging, or using any kind of firework or other pyrotechnic device; and Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained, and in effective working order
Effective 07/09/2024 12:01 AM
Air Quality
No Burn Ban
Effective 12/29/2020 03:08 PM
More Info: (360) 569-2752
Updated: 09/20/2024 10:40 AM by srb
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We have four stations with a total of 18 apparatus, including BLS-level ambulances, engines, tenders and utility vehicles. Our district covers an area of 67 square miles, including the communities of Ashford, Elbe, Alder, and Big Creek. We also provide and receive mutual aid with the surrounding areas of South Pierce Fire & Rescue,Mineral Fire Department, and Mount Rainier National Park.

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Station 85
50602 Mountain Hwy E, Eatonville, WA 98328
Station 85 - 50602 Mountain Hwy E, Eatonville, WA 98328
Station 86
18109 541st Street East, Elbe, WA 98330
Station 86 - 18109 541st Street East, Elbe, WA 98330
Station 87 (Headquarters)
29815 State Route 706 East, Ashford, WA 98304
Station 87 - 29815 State Route 706 East, Ashford, WA 98304
Station 88
136 Osborn Road, Ashford, WA
Station 88 - 136 Osborn Road, Ashford, WA