Starting at 3 p.m. Friday, Thurston County will be under a countywide outdoor burn ban.
The burn ban will be in effect until Sept. 30.
Officials said in a news release that the Thurston County Fire Marshal "determined that current weather conditions within the county have met the fire danger level necessary to enact restrictions on outdoor burning to all lands" regulated by the county.
The ban applies to residential yard waste burning and all land clearing burns.
Recreational fires are allowed on private residential properties and in established fire rings within official county, state or federal campgrounds.
"Recreational fires must be contained in approved concrete, stone, or metal pits like those commonly found in campgrounds. The use of charcoal briquettes, gas and propane barbeque will continue to be allowed under the ban," officials said.
For up-to-date on the status of burn bans, please visit for the ORCAA website at www.orcaa.org.
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