Skagit County





PRESS RELEASE

August 21, 2023




*Contact*

Seth Preston
Northwest Clean Air Agency

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360-724-8766






FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Northwest Clean Air Agency Ends Stage 2 Air Quality Burn Ban for Skagit, Whatcom, and Island Counties

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At 12:01 a.m. Tuesday (8/22), the Northwest Clean Air Agency [ [link removed] ] (NWCAA) will end the Stage 2 air quality burn ban for Skagit, Whatcom, and Island Counties because air quality has improved as shifting winds clear out wildfire smoke.

The NWCAA air quality burn ban is separate from the three counties? fire safety burn bans, which remain in effect because of increased fire danger.

Please remember that the Skagit County burn ban [ [link removed] ] is still active until local fire officials determine that fire danger has passed.

*Resources:*


* NWCAA?s air monitors: [link removed] [ [link removed] ]
* Areawide smoke sensors: [link removed] [ [link removed] ]
* NWCAA?s Wildfire Smoke Information page: [link removed] [ [link removed] ]
* AirNow Fire and Smoke page: [link removed] [ [link removed] ]
* Washington Smoke Information blog: blogspot.com [ [link removed] ]
* Statewide air quality monitoring: Washington Department of Ecology [ [link removed] ]
* CDC: Protect Yourself from Wildfire Smoke [ [link removed] ]
* Health questions? Contact Skagit County Public Health at (360) 416-1500

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County Commissioners: Lisa Janicki, Peter Browning, Ron Wesen
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Mount Vernon, WA 98273

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