5.28.055 Prohibition due to extreme fire danger.

The Clark County council chair, after consulting with the fire marshal, may prohibit the discharge and sale of all fireworks during periods of extreme fire danger. For the purposes of this chapter, the term “extreme fire danger” shall mean a period of hot, dry weather, accompanied by low fuel moistures. It is during this period that wildland fires can be expected, and fire growth would be accelerated.

For consideration of imposing a ban, the following thresholds must have been reached in Clark County as reported by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources:

(1)    The burning index is extreme as determined for the entire county; and

(2)    The fuel moisture content of the ten (10) hour fuels is below eight (8) anywhere in the county; and

(3)    The energy release component is in the ninetieth percentile. (Sec. 6 of Ord. 2018-06-01)