Good Morning!
Thursday, September 12, 2024
FORECAST FOR ASHFORD, WA:
Forecast Updated: 12/31/1969 4:00 PM
2024 RESPONSES
Calls To Date:
| TYPE | 2024 | AVG | DIFF |
| Total: | 273 | 203 | +34% |
| EMS: | 196 (72%) | 147 (72%) | +33% |
| Fire: | 61 (22%) | 39 (19%) | +56% |
| Other: | 16 (6%) | 16 (8%) | 0% |
Total in 2023: 394 (1.08 calls/day)
So far in 2024, we've had an average of 1.12 calls per day
As of Saturday, August 31, 2024
BURN PERMITS
Online Burn Permit Application
FIRE DANGER
Pierce County
VERY HIGH
Updated 09/12/2024
Lewis County
VERY HIGH
Updated 09/12/2024
Gifford Pinchot NF/USFS
VERY HIGH
Updated 09/12/2024
BURN BANS
Pierce County
Land clearing burns and outdoor burning of yard debris is temporarily banned. This ban does not apply to small recreational fires in established fire pits at approved campgrounds or private property with the owner’s permission. The use of gas, propane, charcoal or pellet self-contained stoves, smokers and barbecues are allowed.
Effective 07/01/2024 12:01 AM
Lewis County
Burn ban on for outdoor burning on all lands regulated by Lewis County EXCEPT for recreational campfires in designated campgrounds and on private lands.
Effective 07/10/2024 12:01 AM
DNR Pierce County
Effective 7/11/2024 at 0001 hours: All debris burning on DNR jurisdiction is prohibited. This includes rule burning and permit burning. Campfires are also prohibited. These authorizations apply only to state forests, state parks, and private forest lands protected by the DNR. Contact the county Fire Department for information on recreational burning on improved property, as additional restrictions may be in place. Fireworks, and incendiary devices, such as exploding targets, sky lanterns or tracer ammunition are illegal on all DNR protected lands. Contact Department of Ecology or local Clean Air Authority to check if an air-quality ban is in place for your area.
Effective 07/11/2024 12:01 AM
DNR Lewis County
Effective 7/11/2024 at 0001 hours: All debris burning on DNR jurisdiction is prohibited. This includes rule burning and permit burning. Campfires are also prohibited. These authorizations apply only to state forests, state parks, and private forest lands protected by the DNR. Contact the county Fire Department for information on recreational burning on improved property, as additional restrictions may be in place. Fireworks, and incendiary devices, such as exploding targets, sky lanterns or tracer ammunition are illegal on all DNR protected lands. Contact Department of Ecology or local Clean Air Authority to check if an air-quality ban is in place for your area.
Effective 07/11/2024 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: 08/30/2024 11:24 AM by SRB
PCFD#23 COVERAGE AREA
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, Eatonville Fire Department, Mineral Fire Department, and Mount Rainier National Park.
On the map below, you can view our coverage area. Using the search icon below the map controls, you can also enter your address and see if you reside within our boundaries. Feel free to navigate around the map, zooming-in and out as well as panning around it to find locations.
You can also view and download a more detailed coverage area map by clicking here.
Helicopter Landing Zone Map and Information: Click Here (PDF).
