Regulations

• Size: Up to 25 feet by 25 feet pile, fill out our Burn Permit Application Form (PDF) 
  • Submit an application or permit--email epermits@co.whatcom.wa.us. with your application materials and our staff will review and get back to you with instructions and questions
    
  • Bring application directly to: (NOT APPLICABLE DURING COVID-19 STAY HOME STAY HEALTHY ORDER)
    
    • 5280 NW Drive, Bellingham, WA 98226
• Information Line: Call 360-778-5900 for inspections and permits
• Fee: $120 per day (plus $3.60 Technology Fee)
• 1 pile burning at a time unless permitted otherwise
• 50 feet from structures, timber, combustibles, and power lines
• 350 gallon of water, 1.5 inch hose, and pump required at fire
• Excavator required with operator while burning
• Fan required to start fire
• Firebreak between piles must equal size of pile
• 24 hours a day burning allowed as permitted
• Must have landowner permission to light all fires