Pierce County Fire District #23 - Commissioner Meeting Agendas and Minutes

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 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

COMMISSIONER MEETING AGENDAS AND MINUTES

To download agendas for upcoming meetings please use the respective links below. Agendas should be uploaded to the website prior to the meeting date. To download minutes from prior meetings please use the respective links below. Meeting minutes will be uploaded once signed and approved by the Board of Fire Commissioners after the following month's meeting.

Agendas and minutes for those months not available on the website are available at our headquarters station. Please contact our district secretary to arrange for a time to view the documents or have them sent to you. Voucher lists and minutes from unscheduled meetings are not available on the site and can be viewed at the headquarters station.

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DATE	AGENDA	MINUTES
Monday, January 08, 2024	55.6KB	101.7KB
Monday, February 12, 2024	56.9KB	103.2KB
Monday, March 11, 2024	56.0KB	102.9KB
Monday, April 08, 2024	55.5KB	89.6KB
Monday, May 13, 2024	54.6KB	102.4KB
Monday, June 10, 2024	57.3KB	93.2KB
Monday, July 08, 2024	27.9KB	95.3KB
Monday, August 12, 2024	56.7KB	84.3KB
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