King County Fire Marshal lifts burn ban effective Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at 9 a.m
In concert with Pierce, Kitsap and Mason Counties and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, The King County Fire Marshal’s Office lifted the burn ban this morning at 9 a.m. The burn ban is lifted in areas outside the jurisdiction of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. The Clean Air Agency is the air quality authority for the greater Puget Sound area and restricts burning in the more urban, densely populated areas. 

Fire marshal calls for burn ban
In concert with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and Pierce, Mason and Snohomish Counties, King County has called a Phase 1 burn ban to take effect at 8 a.m. Thursday, July 15 and will run through Sept. 30. This burn ban applies throughout King County in both the incorporated and unincorporated areas. 

Free Home Earthquake Retrofit Permits
King County’s Department of Development and Environmental Services (DDES) is helping citizens in unincorporated King County to prepare for an earthquake emergency with free home earthquake retrofit permits on homes that meet specific criteria.