Agricultural Burning Permit Applications

The Washington State Department of Ecology requires a permit for all types of Agricultural Burning.

Exceptions: No permit is required for the following agricultural burning:

Orchard prunings;
Organic debris along fence lines or irrigation or drainage ditches;
or Organic debris blown by the wind.

Burn Zone Maps

To find out what zone you are in, click on a link below to view the map.

Eastern Washington Burn Zones

Walla Walla County Burn Zones

Columbia County Burn Zones

Franklin County Burn Zones

Grant County Burn Zones

Whitman County Burn Zones

Alternatives to Burning

This section has links to the different agricultural burn permit applications. Only complete applications will be processed.

Incomplete applications will be denied. Complete applications will include:

A completed permit application;
A map of the area to be burned; and
A fee.

If you wish to obtain an agricultural burn permit for burning to take place in Asotin, Garfield, Columbia, Walla Walla, Franklin, Adams, Grant, or Whitman, Counties, send the application to your local permitting authority. The addresses for Local Permitting Authorities can be found here.

If you wish to burn in Western Washington, or in Benton, Yakima, or Spokane counties, contact your local air agency here.

If you wish to burn on an Indian Reservation, contact your tribal government.

For burning in all other counties, send you completed burn permit application to:

Agricultural Burning Account
Washington State Department of Ecology
PO Box 47611
Lacey, WA 98504-7611

Applications

Burning Permit Application - Agricultural Field
Burning Permit Application - Orchard Tear Out
Burning Permit Application - Spot Burning
Burning Permit Application - Baled Agricultural Residue Burn
Burning Permit Application - CRP Grower Support Document

Other Resources

Burn Location - How to Describe Yours

NOTE:

Applicants must use Best Management Practices to complete their application.

Best Management Practices (BMPs):

Agricultural burning is allowed when it is reasonably necessary to carry out the enterprise. A farmer can show burning is reasonably necessary when it meets the criteria of the BMPs and no practical alternative exists. BMPs are one of the ways to demonstrate the need to burn. Growers not using BMPs must establish that their proposed burn is reasonably necessary and that no practical alternative is available. The burden of proof is on the grower, and the demonstration must satisfy the Department of Ecology and the local delegated permitting authority, if there is a local permitting authority.

BMP Page Link