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Franklin County Agricultural Burning Permit Program

In 2003 the Franklin Conservation District became the entity within Franklin County that accepts agricultural burning applications and issues agricultural burning permits. The first step in obtaining an agricultural burn permit is determining whether or not you need one.

You do not need an agricultural burn permit if you are burning the following items:

• Orchard prunings
• Organic debris along fence lines or irrigation or drainage ditches
• Organic debris blown by wind

You do not have to burn the above items on an official burn day. However:

• The burning cannot occur during an air pollution episode or any stage of impaired air quality declared under RCW 70.94.715. Please call 1-800-406-5322 for daily information
• The operator must notify the local fire department within the area where the burning is to be conducted;

You do need an agricultural burn permit for all other agricultural burning including: regarding this requirement.

• Whole field burns - Cereal and Non-Cereal (Ex. Wheat stubble, CRP, alfalfa seed, etc.)
• Spot burning within fields (Ex. In specific areas for weed, disease, or pest control)
• Orchard removal
• Burning of baled residue (Ex. Broken, mildewed, diseased, or otherwise pest ridden bales)

When burning the above items you must notify your local fire department and call the burn hotline (1-800-406-5322) to make sure it is a burn day based on air quality criteria. Please complete the following steps to submit an agricultural burn application

Obtain and completely fill-out the appropriate agricultural burn application. You may download the application by clicking on the appropriate link below, or you may obtain an application by calling us at (509) 545-8546 Ext 3. Note: You do not need to attach a map to the burn application. The Franklin Conservation District will prepare a burn map for you.

Call the Franklin Conservation District at (509) 545-8546 Ext 3. to set up an appointment. DO NOT mail your application to Ecology for processing you must visit the Franklin Conservation District office, in person, for your application to be processed.

Pay the appropriate fee associated with the various permits. The minimum fee for all applications is $25.00 except for orchard removal which is $50.00. For field burning and orchard removal the fee is $2.25 per acre.

Applications

Ag. Burn Permit Application
Spot Burn Application
Orchard Burn Permit Application
Bale Burn Application
Post Burn Reporting

For CRP Burns please contact Bruce Clatterbuck or Patty Welch at the Farm Service Agency (FSA) at 509-545-8546 ext. 2.

AgBurn BMP's

Cereal Crop BMP's
Non-Cereal Crop BMP's
Orchard BMP's
Spot Burn BMP
Bale Burn BMP

Franklin County Fire District Boundary Map

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Franklin County Burn Zone Map

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