YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Clean air officials have upgraded a burn ban across Yakima County to include all wood-burning devices, certified or not, until further notice.
The Yakima Daily Herald reports the Yakima Clean Air Agency issued a burn ban Wednesday on all uncertified fireplaces, woodstoves, pellet stoves and other fuel-burning heating devices.
The agency cited weather conditions contributing to a buildup of air pollutants as reason for the ban. That afternoon, the agency upgraded the ban to include all wood-burning devices unless they are the only source of heat.
No outdoor burning is allowed.
Violations are subject to civil penalty, the agency said in a news release announcing the ban. Burning restrictions may be different on the Yakama reservation, which is under the authority of the Yakama Nation and the Environmental Protection Agency.
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