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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

EPA Lifts Ban on Open Burning for Kootenai Reservation     

Seattle – (Monday, August 23, 2021) -- Air quality has improved on the Kootenai Reservation, and in coordination with the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lifted its ban on open burning for the reservation effective immediately.   

Restrictions on open burning, including those for fire danger, by the tribe or other federal agencies remain in place. Before burning always check with your local fire department or appropriate tribal agency.       

      

EPA thanks all reservation residents for their cooperation in protecting and maintaining good air quality.        

      

For current burn ban and air quality advisories on tribal lands, please call the EPA FARR Hotline at 1-800-424-4372, or visit https://www.epa.gov/farr/burn-bans-indian-reservations-id-or-and-wa#current-bans.  For 
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