The ongoing dry weather across Western Washington has caused the fire danger to increase, with Grays Harbor County Fire Districts and local Fire Departments enacting increased restrictions on outdoor burning, including a ban on campfires on private land.

Residential burning along with land clearing and silvicultural [forest practices] burning will be prohibited until further notice.

Recreational campfires are permitted only within approved campgrounds in improved fire pits, such as those found in local, county, state parks and licensed commercial campgrounds.

For information about fires on Local Beaches

• All beach fires must be located 100 feet minimum from the dunes and comply with WAC 352-37-105.

• Contact Washington State Parks at their website @ http://parks.state.wa.us/ or by calling; Washington State Parks: (360) 902-8844.

The Grays Harbor County Fire Marshal reminds the public to completely extinguish campfires by pouring water or moist soil in them and stirring with a shovel until all parts are cool to the touch. The use of self-contained camp stoves is encouraged as an alternative.

For more information on local fire restrictions

Grays Harbor County: Fire Marshal’s Office at (360) 249-4222 Fire Districts: Emergency pages of the local telephone book City Fire Departments: Government pages of the local telephone book Washington State Department of Natural Resources: Pacific Cascade Regional Office at (360) 577-2025 or Olympic Region Office at (360) 374-2811 Olympic Region Clean Air Agency: 1-800-422-5623 Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest: (360) 565-3121

For information about fires on local beaches

Washington State Parks: (360) 902-8844

For daily updates

Contact DNR at 1-800-323-BURN or visit the website at www2.wadnr.gov/burn-risk then click on fire information in the far right corne