RESOLUTION 2005-47

(Amending Resolution 2005-43 Emergency Closure of Outdoor Burning on Private Lands in Skamania County)

WHEREAS, weather conditions have created a situation of increasing fire danger throughout Skamania County, whereby there is a need to further regulate outdoor burning on lands not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources or Federal government to protect life and property; and

WHEREAS, public safety could be jeopardized if outdoor burning on private lands were allowed to continue during this dry season; and

WHEREAS, Skamania County adopted Ordinance 1994-07, 2000-08, and 2001-07 which sets out open burning and emergency closure procedures;

WHEREAS, Resolution 2005-43 adopted on the 30th day of July, 2005 the Board of Commissioners issued a Ban on all outdoor burning in Skamania County; and

WHEREAS, the extreme fire danger conditions throughout Skamania County continue.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that an emergency fire danger is hereby declared to continue in Skamania County due to extremely dry weather conditions; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Skamania County Board of Commissioners closes all outdoor burning without a written permit issued by the Board of Commissioners on non-state and non-federal lands (all private lands) in Skamania County effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 1, 2005; except in commercially purchased barbecues or outdoor fires that are campfires in established campgrounds that have been approved by local, state, or federal agency and have not otherwise been closed by that agency are exempt from these restrictions; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any violation of this emergency resolution shall subject the violator to the penalties set out in Ordinance 1994-07, 2000-08, and 2001-07; and

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that this ban will expire on the 15^th day of October 2005 unless otherwise sooner terminated or extended by the Board.

PASSED IN REGULAR SESSION this 26th day of September, 2005.