FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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

At 12:01 a.m. Tuesday (8/22), the Northwest Clean Air Agency (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 is still active until local fire officials determine that fire danger has passed.

Resources:

NWCAA?s air monitors: https://bit.ly/3lXahMq
Areawide smoke sensors: https://bit.ly/3iWcwxM
NWCAA?s Wildfire Smoke Information page: https://bit.ly/2XolMTN
AirNow Fire and Smoke page: https://fire.airnow.gov/
Washington Smoke Information blog: blogspot.com
Statewide air quality monitoring: Washington Department of Ecology
CDC: Protect Yourself from Wildfire Smoke
Health questions? Contact Skagit County Public Health at (360) 416-1500

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