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• Awareness of burn ban absent

  August 20, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V2 The week of Aug. 11-17 might have been a quiet one for the Spokane Valley Fire Department if it wasn’t for all the people determined to burn what they shouldn’t …

• Burn ban lifted in Spokane

  January 5, 2011 in City, Idaho A stage-2 burn ban in effect since Monday afternoon was lifted this morning as air quality improved. 6

• Agency orders ban on burning

  January 4, 2011 in City on Page A1 For the first time in more than a decade, air-quality authorities issued a stage-2 burning ban Monday, meaning all indoor wood-burning and outdoor burning is prohibited except in homes where … 10

• Burning banned on Washington state lands for summer

  July 12, 2010 in Region The state Department of Natural Resources is banning outdoor burning from July 15 through Sept. 30 on state-protected lands to help prevent wildfires.

• Outdoor burning banned in North Idaho

  December 28, 2009 in City, Idaho Outdoor burning has been banned in North Idaho through Wednesday because of stagnant air conditions caused by a layer of cold air at lower elevations.

• Properly burning wood stove should produce little smoke

  November 26, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 Fir and larch logs blazed in a wood stove as Fred Hauer summarized techniques for a clean, hot-burning fire. He starts by lighting sawdust and paraffin nuggets. When they’re burning, … 1

• Spokane bans open burning due to weather

  July 31, 2009 in City The city of Spokane has banned open burning and recreational fires in city limits due to hot, dry conditions.

• Burn ban expands in Spokane Valley

  July 29, 2009 in City A day after Spokane County banned outdoor burning, the same restrictions have been adopted by Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake and Millwood.

• County bans burning through mid-September

  July 28, 2009 in City Spokane County is banning open burning and any recreational fires in the unincorporated areas through Sept. 15.

• Air advisory issued for region

    January 14, 2009 in City on Page A7 An air stagnation advisory issued Tuesday across the Inland Northwest prompted an outdoor burning ban in North Idaho and put Washington officials on alert for pollution. The Idaho ban was …

• Stricter fire restrictions coming

  August 1, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho still has the most wildfires in the nation, but Montana is catching up quickly. And all of North Idaho – the Panhandle so far has been spared …