PARTIAL AND TOTAL BURN BANS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS SERVED BY PCFD#23
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
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Fire Department Open House & Community Blood Drive
Photo from a previous open house at Staton 87
Saturday, August 21, 2021 from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Come visit Pierce 23 Fire and Rescue at Station 87, 29815 State Route 706 East, Ashford, WA on Saturday, August 21, 2021 for our annual fire department open house and community blood drive! We are planning to have a wide variety of events and offers for community members from approxmiately 10 AM to 3 PM. We were unable to host this event in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic so we are very excited to open our doors and host this year’s open house! At this time we are offering the following events (we're working on others too!):

Events
  • Community Blood Drive with help from Cascade Regional Blood Services. (More info below)
  • Airlift Northwest Helicopter Demonstration - Airlift Northwest will be visiting from their Olympia, WA base at approximately 10 AM - 12 PM (operations and weather dependent). This helicopter will land right behind the fire station and is your opportunity to see one of our two air medical resources up close and in person!
  • Life Flight Network Helicopter Demonstration - Life Flight Network will be visiting from their Kelso, WA base at approximately 12:30 PM - 2 PM (operations and weather dependent). This helicopter will land right behind the fire station and is your opportunity to see one of our two air medical resources up close and in person!
  • Free Blood Pressure Checks by District 23 EMTs
  • Children's Fire House Hose Prop
  • See all of our appratus up close and in person
  • Sign up for burn permits
  • Demonstration of medical equipment, including our Zoll monitor/defibrillators, power cots and Lucas (automatic CPR) device
  • Mount Rainier National Park
  • United States Geological Survey/Cascade Volcano Observatory
  • Pierce County Department of Emergency Management
  • Columbia Crest STEM School
  • Pierce County Library
  • Washington DNR Fire/Smokey Bear
  • Pierce County Explorer SAR & 4x4
  • South Sound 911
  • Pierce County Aging & Disabilities Department
  • And Many More - As we confirm more groups, we will update this site with other activities!
Raffle Prize

We will have a raffle for a family-size emergency kit that has been donated by Lt. Andy Sabo. Free tickets will be handed out to attendees and an extra ticket will be given for those who sign up to donate blood!

Blood Drive

Why should you donate blood? Blood donors save lives. The majority of the population will need blood products in their lifetime and blood donors are important to sustaining our blood supply. You can donate blood if you are in good health, weigh at least 110 lbs and are at least 16 years old (if you are 16-17 years old, you must have parent/guardian permission to donate). It doesn't hurt to donate blood - it's more of a slight pinch to the arm. The whole donation process should take less than 10 minutes. You will donate about 500 ml of blood (approximately 1 pint); the average person has 10-11 pints of blood in their body. Blood can be donated once every 56 days.

If you are interested in donating blood and would like to register for an appointment, please click here and make your appointment! We are looking for approximately 20 committed donors to fill our goal!