Due to the increase in fuel moisture levels, the Island County Sheriff’s Office will lift the ban on outdoor burning at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30.

Remember that residential yard debris and land-clearing burning are permanently banned in Coupeville, Freeland, Langley and Oak Harbor and their urban grown areas.

All yard debris and land-clearing burning will require a permit where open burning is allowed.

All written burn permits will be issued through the Island County Health Department.

To obtain a verbal permit for fires less than 4 feet in diameter, call Northwest Clean Air Agency at 360-428-1617, ext. 4.

To obtain a written permit for fires over 4 feet in diameter, call 360-679-7350  for North and Central Whidbey, 360-321-5111 ext. 7350 for South Whidbey or 360-387-3443 ext. 228 for Camano Island.

Go to www.islandcountyeh.org/page/276 for additional permit information.

Recreational fires less than 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet high do not require a permit.