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County adopts emergency ordinance suspending open burning in unincorporated areas

Asotin County Board of Commissioners · July 6, 2026
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Summary

Ordinance 26-22 was adopted declaring an emergency and suspending any type of fires or open burning in unincorporated Asotin County effective immediately.

Karst Riggers presented Ordinance 26-22 declaring an emergency and suspending open burning and any type of fires in unincorporated Asotin County effective immediately. Commissioner Brian Shinn moved to approve the ordinance, Commissioner Charles Whitman seconded, and the motion carried as recorded in the minutes.

The transcript records the ordinance as effective immediately; it does not specify the conditions for lifting the suspension or the legal citation underlying the emergency declaration. Residents and property owners in the unincorporated county should consult the county's published ordinance and emergency declarations for enforcement details and duration.

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