from Steve Marler, San Juan County Fire Marshal
Due to unusually dry weather, San Juan County continues to experience a high level of fire danger. The open burning season usually begins on October 1st of each year. That’s normally when residential and commercial burn permits are made available. This year, because the risk of fire remains very high, the start of the open burning season will be delayed until the fire danger is reduced to a more manageable level.
Until enough rain falls to significantly reduce the fire danger, burn permits will remain unavailable in San Juan County. This is expected to be the case through at least most of October.
As conditions change, additional information will be issued on Orcas Issues and posted on www.sjcfiremarshal.org.
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