Seattle – (Friday, August 10, 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 9:00 a.m. August 11, 2021.
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 fire information in Idaho
visit http://idsmoke.blogspot.com/.
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